- Blackmoor Gate railway station
Infobox UK disused station| name = Blackmoor Gate| locale =
Exmoor | borough =North Devon
| caption = An early view of "Blackmoor Gate station"| line = Lynton & Barnstaple| manager =LSWR | owner = Southern| platforms = 2| gridref = SS64664309| years =11 May 1898 | events = Opened| years1 =29 September 1935 | events1 = Closed|Blackmoor Gate , now at the western boundary ofExmoor National Park , was a station on theLynton and Barnstaple Railway , a famously scenic narrow gauge line that ran throughExmoor fromBarnstaple toLynton andLynmouth in NorthDevon . The station opened with the line on11 May 1898 , and closed with it after service on29 September 1935 . From 1923 until closure, the line was operated by the Southern Railway.At a crossroads and coaching stage, the station was provided with a range of stables, since converted to human habitation. The station building has been extended over the trackbed, in a sympathetic style, and is now a licensed restaurant. The bridge under the crossroads has been filled in, although its location is still visible.
A large livestock market was established across the road from the station, and it was originally envisaged by the promoters of the L&B that this would generate a healthy income. North Devon farmers, however, preferred to drive their cattle to market across country, than pay to have them shipped by rail.
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