Heathfield (Devon) railway station

"For the station in Sussex see Heathfield (Sussex) railway station "Heathfield railway station was on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Heathfield, nearly 4 miles from Newton Abbot, Devon, England. [cite book | last = Beck | first = Keith | coauthor = Copsey, John | title = The Great Western in South Devon | publisher = Wild Swan Publications | date = 1990 | location = Didcot | id = ISBN 0-906867-90-8 ]

The station was opened with the line on 26 June 1866 as Chudleigh Road, but was renamed on 1 October 1882. [cite book | last = Jenkins | first = S C | coauthors = Pomroy, L J | title = The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway | publisher = Oakwood Press | date = 1989 | location = Oxford | id = ISBN 0-85361-389-3 ]

The station became a junction when the Teign Valley Railway opened to Ashton, Devon in 1874. Until 23 May 1892 all traffic between the two lines had to be transferred at Heathfield as the Moretonhampstead line was built to the RailGauge|84 in broad gauge, but the Teign Valley was RailGauge|ussg in standard gauge.

The large pottery of Candy and Company was situated alongside the station and was served by its own siding.

The last passenger trains ran on 28 February 1959. Since 6 July 1970 Heathfield has been the terminus of the branch line, the few trains running this far serving an oil terminal that opened in 1965.

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