/ /1876 | Devon and Cornwall Railway Connection opened south of Lydford [LSW] station to the 1865 Launceston and South Devon Railway and, beyond that, the 1859 South Devon and Tavistock Railway. These had been converted to Mixed Gauge in 1876 to allow trains to run over it to reach Plymouth. |
/ /1943 | Launceston and South Devon Railway North Cornwall Railway The Railway Executive opens a connection from east of Launceston [GWR] to the North Cornwall Railway. |
These locations are along the line.
This was a station with a trainshed and main building on the east side, with a goods shed on the west. It became a Great Western Railway station and was south east of the town, over the River Tavy. The competing London and South Western Railway station was to the north of the town.
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More detailsThis was the terminus of the Launceston and South Devon Railway an extension from Tavistock [GWR] of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway from Plymouth (Tavistock Junction). It was a generously built terminus in the north of Launceston, with the line approaching from the east. The passenger station was to the south of the layout, with an engine shed to the east and goods yard ...
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