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Oreston railway station served the suburb of Oreston, Plymouth, England from 1897 to 1961 on the Turnchapel Branch.

Oreston
General information
Location	Oreston, Plymouth England
Coordinates	50.3614°N 4.1037°W / 50.3614; -4.1037
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
1 January 1897 (1897-01-01)	Opened
15 January 1951	Temporary closed
2 July 1951	Reopened
10 September 1951	Closed to passengers
30 September 1961 (1961-09-30)	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 1 January 1897 by the London and South Western Railway. It had a siding behind the station that served Messrs F J Moore Ltd., which supplied water. It temporarily closed on 15 January 1951 due to a fuel crisis but reopened on 2 July 1951, only to closed again to passengers on 10 September 1951[1] and closed to goods traffic on 30 September 1961.[2]

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
"Old Plymouth UK Railways in Old Plymouth Oreston Station". Old Plymouth UK. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Plymstock Line and station closed		Turnchapel Branch		Turnchapel Line and station closed

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