Torrington railway station

Torrington
The old station at Torrington in August 2005
General information
LocationGreat Torrington, Torridge
England
Grid referenceSS479198
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
18 July 1872[1]Opened
4 October 1965Closed for regular passenger services
1982Closed entirely

Torrington railway station[2] was a railway station located in Great Torrington, Devon.[3] It was closed by British Railways in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.[4]

  1. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  2. ^ Old photo
  3. ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
  4. ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7