Lucas Terrace Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Lucas Terrace, Plymouth

50°22′26″N 4°06′54″W / 50.3738°N 4.115°W / 50.3738; -4.115Grid referenceSX497548Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and South Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)Key datesOctober 1905 (1905-10)Opened15 January 1951Closed2 July 1951Reopened10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)Closed permanently

Lucas Terrace railway station, also known as Lucas Terrace Halt railway station, served the area of Lucas Terrace, Plymouth, England from 1905 to 1951 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch.

History

The station opened in October 1905 by the London and South Western Railway. Like the other stations on the line, trains were diverted to Plymouth Friary due to damage on the original Plymouth station in the Second World War.^[1] The station closed on 15 January 1951 but reopened on 2 July 1951, only to close again later the same year on 10 September.^[2]

References

^ "Old Plymouth UK Railways in Old Plymouth Lucas Terrace Halt". Old Plymouth UK. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 280. OCLC 931112387.