Sidmouth railway station (historical)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:architectural_style Victorian architecture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:local_economy
gptkb:Sidmouth_railway
tourism in Sidmouth
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1967
gptkbp:closing_date 5 November 1967
gptkbp:closure_type financial viability
site redeveloped for housing
gptkbp:community_events railway history exhibitions
gptkbp:community_impact increased accessibility to Sidmouth
gptkbp:community_role gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:coordinates 50.6794° N, 3.2414° W
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:none
gptkbp:cultural_significance part of local heritage
gptkbp:current_status demolished
gptkbp:educational_value teaching local history
gptkbp:features a goods shed
gptkbp:has_interest preserved railway artifacts
gptkbp:historical_context Victorian railway boom
gptkbp:historical_railway_station yes
gptkbp:historical_records available in local archives
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the railway expansion in the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sidmouth railway station (historical)
gptkbp:infrastructure railway bridge
gptkbp:landmark historical landmark in Sidmouth
gptkbp:last_station_master Mr. J. H. Smith
gptkbp:line Exmouth to Sidmouth line
gptkbp:location Sidmouth, Devon, England
gptkbp:notable_event last passenger train in 1967
gptkbp:number_of_tracks approximately 6 miles
gptkbp:opened 1874
gptkbp:opening_date 1 May 1874
gptkbp:operator gptkb:London_and_South_Western_Railway
gptkbp:passenger_capacity low in the 1960s
gptkbp:platforms 2
gptkbp:railway_line single track
gptkbp:railway_memorabilia historical photographs available
gptkbp:ram remembered by local residents
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Sidmouth_bus_station
gptkb:bus_services
gptkbp:service_type local train service
gptkbp:services passenger services
gptkbp:station_closure_impact loss of direct train services
gptkbp:stations ticket office
waiting room
brick construction
SDM
simple layout with two platforms
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sidmouth_Town_railway_station
gptkbp:transportation connected to Exmouth and Sidmouth
interest in historical railways.
part of Devon's railway history
gptkbp:year declining passenger numbers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sidmouth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6