Ide Halt railway station

Ide Halt
Location
Place Ide, Devon
Area Teignbridge
Coordinates 50°42′04″N 3°33′45″W / 50.7012°N 3.5624°W / 50.7012; -3.5624Coordinates: 50°42′04″N 3°33′45″W / 50.7012°N 3.5624°W / 50.7012; -3.5624
Grid reference SX8975590233
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
1 July 1903 Opened as Ide[1]
1 January 1917 Closed
1 May 1919 Re-opened[1]
June 1928 Renamed Ide Halt.[1]
7 May 1955[2] Closed to goods
9 June 1958 Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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UK Railways portal
Site of the old railway near Ide.

Teign Valley Line

Legend
 GWML to London
 Exeter St Thomas
GWML to Penzance
 Alphington Halt
 Ide Halt
 Perridge tunnel
 Longdown
 Culver tunnel
 Dunsford Halt
 Christow
 Ashton
 Trusham
 Chudleigh
 Chudleigh Knighton Halt
to Moretonhampstead
 Heathfield (Devon)
 to Newton Abbot

Ide Halt was a railway station serving Ide, a small village in Devon, England located on the Teign Valley Line between the towns of Newton Abbot and Exeter.

History

Ide Halt was located close to the centre of the village. The single concrete platform had brick station building and was situated on the north side of the line with a loading dock was located at the west end. The track was single with a passing loop and siding located towards Longdown. Opened in 1903, the station was closed between 1917 and 1919 as a WW1 economy measure. Ide became a basic halt on 1 October 1923 when staffing was reduced to mornings only. It appeared on tickets and in timetables as a halt, however Ide didn't appear in the Railway Clearing House handbook as a halt until 1938.[2] Between 1935 - 1939 a camping coach was located here.[2]

Passenger numbers had reached their peak in the 1930s with seven daily services provided each way between Exeter and Heathfield. During World War 2 this was reduced to four trains in each direction, still with no trains on a Sunday. This was increased to five daily trains after the war. As stated, the line was sometimes used as a diversionary route if the South Devon main line was unavailable.[2] Freight services were withdrawn from 7 May 1955 and at the same date the station became unstaffed. The siding was lifted later that year. Passengers services were withdrawn in 1958.

The present day

A small housing scheme now occupies the site of the station and the trackbed is a road.

The Teign Valley line may have a role to play in the future, as an alternative to the Devon's main line route along the Dawlish coastline which is vulnerable to stormy seas. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) put together a feasibility study. Some of the old infrastructure is still in place - six of the 21 miles of track remained in 2009.[3]

The Exeter and Teign Valley Railway has established a base in the old Christow railway station goods yard and plan to re-open the Teign Valley Line.[4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Longdown   Heathfield to Exeter St Davids
Great Western Railway		   Alphington Halt

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 126
  2. 1 2 3 4 Disused Stations - Ide Retrieved : 2012-10-15
  3. ↑ BBC News Retrieved : 2012-10-10
  4. ↑ Exeter & Teign Valley Railway Retrieved : 2012-10-10
Sources
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