Halwill Junction railway station
Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station in Halwill Junction, near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon, England. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Bude Branch and North Cornwall line. It closed in 1966 along with the lines which it served, a casualty of the Beeching Report.
Halwill Junction | |
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View northward, towards Wadebridge and Padstow in 1964 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Halwill Junction, Torridge England |
| Grid reference | SS443000 |
| Platforms | 4 (2 through and 2 bay) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | LSWR (1879-1923) and NCR (1886-1923) |
| Post-grouping | SR (1923-48) and NDCJR (1925 to 1948) BR (1948 to 1966) |
| Key dates | |
| 20 January 1879 | Opened (Beaworthy) |
| July 1879 | Renamed (Halwill and Beaworthy) |
| 21 July 1886 | Becomes a junction station |
| March 1887 | Renamed (Halwill Junction) |
| 1 January 1923 | Renamed (Halwill) |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed |
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