Brent railway station was on the
South Devon Railway, serving the village of
South Brent on the southern edge of
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers .
The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous ...
in Devon, England.
The line through Brent opened on 5 May 1848 but the station was not ready to open until 15 June 1848.
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The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
on 1 February 1876. On 19 December 1893 the station became a junction, with the opening of the
branch to Kingsbridge.
The station closed in 1964.
Further reading
* ''The Great Western in South Devon'' by Keith Beck and John Copsey, Wild Swan Publications 1990,
* ''An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways'' by Martin Smith, Irwell Press 1995,
* ''The South Devon Railway'' by R H Gregory, Oakwood Press1982,
* The records of the South Devon Railway and its successors can be consulted at
The National Archives
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References
Disused railway stations in Devon
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Former Great Western Railway stations
Beeching closures in England
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