Princetown railway station
Princetown railway station, opened in 1883 was the terminus of the 10.5 mile long single track branch line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton with eventually four intermediate stops, three being halts and one at Dousland as a fully fledged station. History. The branch line was authorised in 1878 and opened on 11 August 1883. The station had a single platform, a passing loop, goods yard, signal box, goods shed, an engine shed for two locomotives, a 180 foot long carriage shed and a turntable. The line was owned by the Princetown Railway until 1 January 1922 , the company then merged with the Great Western Railway (GWR). The station was host to a GWR camp coach in 1934 and 1938. The line passed to British Railways (Western Region) in 1948 and closed on 3 March 1956. The station buildings were all demolished soon after closure. Much of the old track formation now forms the route of the Dousland to Princetown Railway Track.