Oreston railway station
Disused railway station in Oreston, Plymouth
50°21′41″N 4°06′13″W / 50.3614°N 4.1037°W / 50.3614; -4.1037
British Railways (Southern Region)
Oreston railway station served the suburb of Oreston, Plymouth, England from 1897 to 1961 on the Turnchapel Branch.
History
The station opened on 1 January 1897 by the London and South Western Railway. It had a siding behind the station that served Messrs F J Moore Ltd., which supplied water. It temporarily closed on 15 January 1951 due to a fuel crisis but reopened on 2 July 1951, only to closed again to passengers on 10 September 1951[1] and closed to goods traffic on 30 September 1961.[2]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Plymstock Line and station closed | Turnchapel Branch | Turnchapel Line and station closed |
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