Oreston railway station

Disused railway station in Oreston, Plymouth

50°21′41″N 4°06′13″W / 50.3614°N 4.1037°W / 50.3614; -4.1037Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and South Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)Key dates1 January 1897 (1897-01-01)Opened15 January 1951Temporary closed2 July 1951Reopened10 September 1951Closed to passengers30 September 1961 (1961-09-30)Closed to goods

Oreston railway station served the suburb of Oreston, Plymouth, England from 1897 to 1961 on the Turnchapel Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 January 1897 by the London and South Western Railway. It had a siding behind the station that served Messrs F J Moore Ltd., which supplied water. It temporarily closed on 15 January 1951 due to a fuel crisis but reopened on 2 July 1951, only to closed again to passengers on 10 September 1951[1] and closed to goods traffic on 30 September 1961.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Old Plymouth UK Railways in Old Plymouth Oreston Station". Old Plymouth UK. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
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Line and station closed 		  Turnchapel Branch   Turnchapel
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