Brent railway station

Brent railway station was a stop on the South Devon Railway; it served the village of South Brent on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England.

History

The line through Brent opened on 5 May 1848, but the station was not ready to open until 15 June 1848.

The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. On 19 December 1893, the station became a junction with the opening of the Kingsbridge branch line.

The station closed in 1964.

References

Citations

Sources

• 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,