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Yarde Halt railway station

1925 establishments in England1965 disestablishments in EnglandBeeching closures in EnglandDisused railway stations in DevonFormer Southern Railway (UK) stations
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Yarde Halt on the Tarka Trail geograph.org.uk 43109
Yarde Halt on the Tarka Trail geograph.org.uk 43109

Yarde Halt railway station was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, opened in 1926 to serve clay works along its route. It was closed to passengers in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.

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Yarde Halt railway station
Torridge District Little Torrington

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EX38 8PY Torridge District, Little Torrington
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