Dunsbear Halt railway station

Former railway station in Devon, England

North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Southern Region of British Railways

Key dates27 July 1925Opened1 March 1965^[1]Closed

Dunsbear Halt was a relatively well-used halt^[2] on the initially privately run^[3] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 and closed to passenger traffic 40 years later in 1965.^[4] The line remained open for freight between Barnstaple railway station and Meeth until 1982.^[5] Today it forms part of the popular Tarka trail, and has recently been renovated by conservation volunteers.^[6]

References

^ Part of Beeching closures^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Photographer’s research
^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
^ Freight details^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Recent initiatives^{[permanent dead link]}