Place Ottery St Mary Post-grouping Southern Railway 6 March 1967 Closed for passengers Platforms in use 2 | Area East Devon 1874 Opened 8 May 1967 Closed for freight | |
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Original company London and South Western Railway Similar Tipton St Johns railway st, Feniton railway station, East Budleigh railway st, Tipton St John | ||
Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Ottery St Mary, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 on the Sidmouth Railway, but was closed in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.
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History
The station originally opened as Ottery St Mary town, probably to distinguish from Sidmouth Junction, which was originally named Ottery St Mary and Ottery road.
Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.
Present state
The station building is now a youth club. The remaining site is now an industrial estate.
References
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