Petrockstow was a stop in West Devon between
Dunsbear Halt and
Meeth Halt.
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| Petrockstow station (KD collection) |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway) |
| Opened: |
1925 |
| Closed: |
1965 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1925 though the line had existed since the 1880s as a narrow gauge mineral railway (Torrington & Marland Railway) carrying clay from
Meeth to
Torrington. The narrow gauge line was converted to standard gauge and became the basis of the Northern half of the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. The railway remained independent until rail nationalisation in 1948.
Petrockstow served the nearby village of Petrockstowe (the station name was without the extra "e"!) The station was closed in 1965 when passenger services ceased on the line. The line continued to be used for freight until 1982. The site of the station is now part of the Tarka Trail network of footpaths but parts of the station including the platforms remain (if overgrown).
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| Level crossing sign (KD collection) |
