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Turnchapel railway station

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on 27 November 1940 when the nearby oil depot was set on fire, destroying the station and the signal box. Three firemen were killed trying to cool down the oil so no explosions would occur. The fire was put out on 1 December and the station reopened on 16 December. Temporary structures were put up in
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place of the original buildings. The station and branch closed on 15 January 1951 due to a fuel crisis. It reopened on 2 July 1951, only to closed again to passengers on 10 September of the same year. It closed to goods traffic in 1961.
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Plymouth
50°21′27″N 4°06′50″W / 50.3574°N 4.1138°W / 50.3574; -4.1138
Grid reference
SX503532
London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)
Plymouth
Turnchapel Branch
London and South Western Railway
Second World War
"Old Plymouth UK Railways in Old Plymouth Turnchapel Station"
OCLC
931112387
"Disused railway line © N Chadwick :: Geograph Britain and Ireland"
Oreston
Turnchapel Branch
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South West England
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Categories
Disused railway stations in Devon
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951

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