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Torrington
The old station at Torrington in August 2005
General information
LocationGreat Torrington, Torridge
England
Grid referenceSS479198
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
18 July 1872[1]Opened
4 October 1965Closed for regular passenger services
1982Closed entirely

Torrington railway station[2] was a railway station located in Great Torrington, Devon.[3] It was closed by British Railways in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.[4]

  1. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  2. ^ Old photo
  3. ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
  4. ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7

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