- Dunsbear Halt railway station
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Dunsbear Halt 
Dunsbear Halt Location Place Colehouse Farm Area East Devon Grid reference SS503134 Operations Pre-grouping North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)[1] Post-grouping Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) Platforms One History 27 July 1925 Opened 1 March 1965[2] Closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Dunsbear on 18/06/69. Dunsbear Halt was a relatively well-used halt[3] on the initially privately run[4] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 and closed to passenger traffic 40 years later in 1965[5]. The line remained open for freight between Barnstaple railway station and Meeth until 1982[6]. Today it forms part of the popular Tarka trail, and has recently been renovated by conservation volunteers[7].
References
- ^ Private, not grouped in 1923.
- ^ Part of Beeching closures
- ^ Photographer’s research
- ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375
- ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 0749563707
- ^ Freight details
- ^ Recent initiatives
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Yarde Halt North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)Marland Works See also
Ex stations on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway Torrington • Watergate Halt • Yarde Halt • Dunsbear Halt • Marland Works • Petrockstow • Meeth Halt • Hatherleigh • Hole • Halwill
50°54′02″N 4°07′44″W / 50.90056°N 4.12889°WCoordinates: 50°54′02″N 4°07′44″W / 50.90056°N 4.12889°W
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Devon
- Railway stations opened in 1925
- Railway stations closed in 1965
- Beeching closures in England
- South West England railway station stubs
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