Littleham railway station is a closed railway station that served the small village of Littleham

Littleham

Littleham is a village and civil parish in North Devon, south west England, about south of Bideford. It had a population of 394 in the 2001 census. It has active Film and Gardening Clubs...

, just East of Exmouth

Exmouth

Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...

 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 1903 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...

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History

The station was the penultimate station 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:...

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Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in the late sixties, with complete closure in 1967.

Present State

The Station Master's house remains as a private dwelling, the rest having been built over by road and housing.