| Devon and Somerset Railway | |
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_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1762818.jpg) Barnstaple station in 1964 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed |
| Locale | Devon and Somerset |
| Termini |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Closed | 1966 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 43 miles (69 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Old gauge | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) until 1881 |
The Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) was a cross-country line that connected Barnstaple in Devon, England, to the network of the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) near Taunton. It was opened in stages between 1871 and 1873 and closed in 1966. It served a mostly rural area although it carried some through services from east of Taunton to the seaside resort of Ilfracombe.
From 1988 onwards the route of the line west of South Molton was redeveloped to form the part of the North Devon Link Road.[1]