The station opened on 17 January 1898 by the Great Western Railway.[1] The station closed to passengers on 7 July 1930. Like the other stations on the branch, it reopened for those who were forced to leave their homes due to the World War II blitz, except this station reopened on 3 November 1941. It closed again to passengers on 6 October 1947 and to goods traffic on 29 February 1960.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Yealmpton Branch". Ecorail Ltd. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^"Site of Billacombe Station". Geograph. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
billacombe, railway, station, served, village, billacombe, devon, england, from, 1898, 1960, plymouth, yealmpton, branch, billacombethe, site, station, 1964general, informationlocationbillacombe, devonenglandcoordinates50, 3655, 0809, 3655, 0809grid, reference. Billacombe railway station served the village of Billacombe Devon England from 1898 on 1960 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch BillacombeThe site of the station in 1964General informationLocationBillacombe DevonEnglandCoordinates50 21 56 N 4 04 51 W 50 3655 N 4 0809 W 50 3655 4 0809Grid referenceSX521538Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates17 January 1898 1898 01 17 Opened7 July 1930Closed3 November 1941Reopened6 October 1947Closed to passengers29 February 1960 1960 02 29 Closed completelyHistory editThe station opened on 17 January 1898 by the Great Western Railway 1 The station closed to passengers on 7 July 1930 Like the other stations on the branch it reopened for those who were forced to leave their homes due to the World War II blitz except this station reopened on 3 November 1941 It closed again to passengers on 6 October 1947 and to goods traffic on 29 February 1960 2 References edit Yealmpton Branch Ecorail Ltd Retrieved 19 March 2018 Site of Billacombe Station Geograph Retrieved 20 March 2018 External links editPreceding station Disused railways Following station PlymstockLine and station closed Great Western RailwayPlymouth to Yealmpton Branch Elburton CrossLine and station closed nbsp This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billacombe railway station amp oldid 1094027924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
