Halwill Junction railway station
Halwill Junction | |||||
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View northward, towards Wadebridge and Padstow in 1964 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Halwill Junction, Torridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | SS443000 | ||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 through and 2 bay) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | LSWR (1879-1923) and NCR (1886-1923) | ||||
| Post-grouping | SR (1923-48) and NDCJR (1925 to 1948) BR (1948 to 1966) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 20 January 1879 | Opened (Beaworthy) | ||||
| July 1879 | Renamed (Halwill and Beaworthy) | ||||
| 21 July 1886 | Becomes a junction station | ||||
| March 1887 | Renamed (Halwill Junction) | ||||
| 1 January 1923 | Renamed (Halwill) | ||||
| 3 October 1966 | Closed | ||||
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Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station in Halwill Junction, near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon, England. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Bude Branch and North Cornwall line. It closed in 1966 along with the lines which it served, a casualty of the Beeching Report.