Bovey railway station

Bovey railway station

Bovey railway station was on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.

The station was built on the west side of the town, opening on 26 June 1866. Two platforms were provided, with the main building and goods shed being on the town side of the line.

The station closed to passengers on 28 February 1959, goods trains continuing until 6 July 1970.

The trackbed has now been used as a road by-pass, but a short distance to the north they diverge and the abandoned railway now forms a pleasant woodland walk. The station building still stands adjacent to the by-pass and is used as the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust Centre. The goods shed is used as a store by the Dartmoor National Park Authority.

References

*cite book
last = Beck
first = Keith
coauthor = Copsey, John
title = The Great Western in South Devon
publisher = Wild Swan Publications
date = 1990
location = Didcot
id = ISBN 0-906867-90-8
*cite book
last = Jenkins
first = S C
coauthors = Pomroy, L J
title = The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
publisher = Oakwood Press
date = 1989
location = Oxford
id = ISBN 0-85361-389-3


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