East Budleigh railway station
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East Budleigh railway station is a closed railway station that served the villages of East Budleigh
and Otterton
in Devon
, England. It was opened in 1897 on the Budleigh Salterton Railway
, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe
.
, which departed from the Sidmouth Railway
at . The station was renamed as East Budleigh in 1898.
Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in the late sixties, with complete closure in 1967.
East Budleigh
East Budleigh is a small village in East Devon, England. The villages of Yettington, Colaton Raleigh, and Otterton lie to the west, north and east of East Budleigh, with the seaside town of Budleigh Salterton about two miles south...
and Otterton
Otterton
Otterton is a village and civil parish in East Devon, England.-The village:The village is located on the east bank of the River Otter, east of the B3178 road and the village of East Budleigh. It is about a mile inland of Ladram Bay, on the Jurassic Coast...
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England. It was opened in 1897 on the Budleigh Salterton Railway
Budleigh Salterton Railway
The Budleigh Salterton Railway was a double track branch railway line that ran from a junction on the Sidmouth Railway at to via four intermediate stations, , , , and .-History:...
, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
.
History
The station was originally opened as Budleigh on the Budleigh Salterton RailwayBudleigh Salterton Railway
The Budleigh Salterton Railway was a double track branch railway line that ran from a junction on the Sidmouth Railway at to via four intermediate stations, , , , and .-History:...
, which departed from the Sidmouth Railway
Sidmouth Railway
The Sidmouth Railway was a double track branch railway line that ran from a junction on the West of England Main Line at Feniton railway station, then called Sidmouth Junction, to with two intermediate stations, , and .-History:...
at . The station was renamed as East Budleigh in 1898.
Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in the late sixties, with complete closure in 1967.