King Tor Halt | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1393392.jpg) The railway trackbed near the old station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Princetown, West Devon England |
| Coordinates | 50°32′27″N 4°01′34″W / 50.5409°N 4.0261°W |
| Grid reference | SX5652473206 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 April 1928[1] | Station opens |
| 3 March 1956[2] | Station closed to passengers |
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King Tor Halt railway station was located on the 10.5 mile long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton to Princetown with four intermediate stations.[3] It was opened with only a basic wood platform and shelter in connection with the adjacent granite quarry and the associated worker's houses. Its later traffic was entirely walkers and like Ingra Tor Halt it was retained in an attempt to counter competition from local bus services and encourage tourist traffic.[2]
- ^ Butt, Page 135
- ^ a b Mitchell, Page 114
- ^ Moseley, Brian (October 2011). "The Route, 1947 [GWR Princetown Branch]". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.