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,