Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

that served the town of

Ottery St Mary Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, Fair ...

, in

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, England. It was opened in 1874 on the

Sidmouth Railway The Sidmouth Railway was a railway branch line that ran from a junction at Feniton to Sidmouth, connecting the resort to the main line network. History The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) opened a main line from Yeovil to Exeter on 18 ...

, but was closed in 1967 due to the

Beeching Axe The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the ...

History

The station originally opened as Ottery St Mary town, probably to distinguish from , 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 Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ottery Saint Mary railway station Disused railway stations in Devon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1967 Former London and South Western Railway stations Beeching closures in England Ottery St Mary