Petrockstow Station
Petrockstow railway station was a station serving the village of Petrockstowe in Devon, which is located about one mile away. The station name was spelt without the final "e" of the village name.
The railway through Petrockstow was originally built as a narrow-gauge freight line to carry ball clay to Torrington from the Marland and Meeth clay pits. The Torrington and Marland Railway then became the basis of the northern section of the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway which was operated by the Southern Railway. The North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway opened in 1925 became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948.
A victim of Beeching, the line closed to passengers in 1965 but it remained open for freight trains and occasional excursions trains until 1982.
In 2014 a small group of local railway enthusiast began clearance work at the station, clearing the platforms and vegetation. It is hoped to partly restore the Station, in conjunction with the owners, Devon County Council.
Read MoreThe railway through Petrockstow was originally built as a narrow-gauge freight line to carry ball clay to Torrington from the Marland and Meeth clay pits. The Torrington and Marland Railway then became the basis of the northern section of the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway which was operated by the Southern Railway. The North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway opened in 1925 became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948.
A victim of Beeching, the line closed to passengers in 1965 but it remained open for freight trains and occasional excursions trains until 1982.
In 2014 a small group of local railway enthusiast began clearance work at the station, clearing the platforms and vegetation. It is hoped to partly restore the Station, in conjunction with the owners, Devon County Council.
