Kenwith Castle Halt was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in north Devon, close to Bideford, serving the nearby castle of that name.[4] It lay 1 mile and 75 chains from Bideford Quay.[5]
Kenwith Castle Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Bideford, Torridge England |
Coordinates | 51.0241°N 4.2379°W / 51.0241; -4.2379 |
Grid reference | SS431273 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway |
Pre-grouping | British Electric Traction |
Key dates | |
20 May 1901[1][2] | Opened |
28 March 1917 | Closed[3] |
This was to have been the site of the junction for a line running over ten miles to Clovelly.[6]
Kenwith Castle Halt had no platform or shelter and was sited at an ungated level crossing on the road to the castle; the gates had been removed in 1905.[7] The line ran through a cutting at this point. No sidings or freight facilities were provided.[8][9]
In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.[10]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Abbotsham Road Line and station closed |
Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway | Causeway Line and station closed |
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