Tipton St Johns railway station

Tipton St Johns
EX-LSW 4-4-2T on Rail Tour in 1953
Location
Place	Tipton St John
Area	East Devon
Coordinates	50°43′08″N 3°17′21″W / 50.7188°N 3.2892°WCoordinates: 50°43′08″N 3°17′21″W / 50.7188°N 3.2892°W
Operations
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1874	Opened
1967	Closed
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Tipton St Johns railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Tipton St John in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 and later served as the junction for the Budleigh Salterton Railway, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.^[1]

History

Local railway lines

The station was originally opened as Tipton on the Sidmouth branch line but was renamed Tipton St. Johns in 1881.

The branch line left the main line at Sidmouth Junction (now Feniton) and terminated at Sidmouth. The station was expanded as junction when the line to Budleigh Salterton was created.^[2]

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.^[3]

Present state

The station building and platform remain as private accommodation known as station house. ^[4]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ottery St Mary Line and station closed		BR Southern Region Sidmouth Railway		Sidmouth Line and station closed
		BR Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway		Newton Poppleford Line and station closed

Sidmouth & Budleigh Salterton Railways
West of England Main Line Feniton Sidmouth Junction West of England Main Line Ottery St Mary Tipton St Johns Sidmouth Newton Poppleford Colaton Raleigh siding East Budleigh Budleigh Salterton Littleham Avocet Line Exmouth

References

1. "Tipton St John Village". Tipton St John Village. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
2. "Sidmouth Junction to Tipton St Johns and thence to Sidmouth or Budleigh Salterton/Exmouth". Cornwall Railway Society. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
3. Catford, Nick (4 April 2013). "Tipton St. Johns". Disused Stations.
4. "Tipton St John". Step 10. Retrieved 18 July 2016.