Killington Lane is a temporary terminus about southwest of Woody Bay on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), the narrow gauge line that originally ran for through Exmoor from

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon.

History

Lynton and Barnstaple Railway AXE at Killington Lane 28-07-14

The L&B originally opened in 1898, and closed in 1935. Killington Lane opened to passenger services on 27 May 2006, as the rebuilding continues southwards towards the former Halt at

Parracombe Parracombe is a rural settlement south-west of Lynton, in Devon, England. It is situated in the Heddon Valley, on Exmoor. The population at the 2011 census was 293. A number Bronze Age barrows exist nearby, along with several other small ear ...

. The station has been built alongside rather than actually on the original formation. The adjacent cutting is partially filled in leading to Bridge 65, which, once rebuilt, would allow the line to be rebuilt under and beyond Killington Lane. During 2013, with the introduction of three restored L&B heritage carriages, each long, and with a fourth being restored for delivery during 2014, the platform and run-round loop were extended to cater for larger trains.

Design

The wooden platform shelter, similar in footprint to those used elsewhere on the original line (such as at Snapper) is, like the carriage shed at Woody Bay, intended to be transportable, so the station can be moved to each new railhead as the reconstruction continues. Destroyed by a storm early in 2014, which resulted in it being deposited in a field away, the shelter was replaced by a new building in April 2014, this time held in place by four internal posts made from lengths of redundant rail sunk into the platform.

Location

Killington Lane station is at:

External links

Killington Lane to Blackmoor Gate and Wistlandpound with Maps & PhotosVideo footage of Killington Lane Station
Heritage railway stations in Devon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2006 Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Railway stations built for UK heritage railways {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub