Staverton railway station

Staverton
Location
Place	Staverton
Area	South Hams
Coordinates	50°27′40″N 3°42′08″W / 50.46120°N 3.70232°WCoordinates: 50°27′40″N 3°42′08″W / 50.46120°N 3.70232°W
Grid reference	SX783637
Operations
Original company	Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Operated by	South Devon Railway
Platforms	1
History
1872	Opened
1958	Closed to passengers
1969	Reopened
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Staverton railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the village of Staverton.

History

The station was opened by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway on 1 May 1872. The railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1897 and this in turn was nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station closed to passengers in November 1958 although goods traffic on the line continued until 7 September 1962.

It was re-opened by the Dart Valley Railway, a heritage railway, on 5 April 1969. The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1 January 1991.

Services

The station is served by trains on all operating days of the South Devon Railway. Trains operate daily from late March to the end of October. On most days a single train set operates, providing four journeys a day in each direction. On busy days two train sets may operate, providing more journeys.^[1]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Totnes (Littlehempston)		South Devon Railway		Buckfastleigh

Film and television

In 1982 the station was used as a location in Five Go Mad in Dorset, the first in the "The Comic Strip" comedy series.^[2]

References

1. "Timetables". South Devon Railway Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
2. "South West England". The Comedy Map of Britain. 2010-12-09. BBC. GOLD (TV channel).