Wrafton was a stop on the Ilfracombe Branch Line in North Devon between
Barnstaple Town and
Braunton.
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| Former Wrafton station (KD collection) |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Ilfracombe Branch Line) |
| Opened: |
1874 |
| Closed: |
1970 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
Wrafton was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1874 on it's new branch line between
Barnstaple Junction and
Ilfracombe. Wrafton was the smallest station on the line. It had a small goods yard, one of the sidings being dedicated for the nearby RAF base at Chivenor. Two camping coaches were situated at the station between 1954 and 1964.
Although the line was successful enough for it to be doubled in 1889, the line went into decline after the Second World War. The line and the stations on it were closed in 1970. Wrafton's station building has now become a private house though has been restored to resemble the station as it would have looked when open including a station name board and a signal.
