Meldon Viaduct railway station
Meldon Viaduct railway station was a railway station at Meldon in Devon. It was renamed in 2015 from Meldon Quarry railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Station
- Description: railway station in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Meldon Quarry”, “Meldon Quarry railway station”, “Meldon Quarry Station”, and “Meldon Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meldon Viaduct and Meldon Quarry.
Meldon Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England. Meldon Viaduct is situated 890 feet southwest of Meldon Viaduct railway station.
Meldon Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway. Meldon Quarry is situated 1,700 feet east of Meldon Viaduct railway station.
Betty Cottles Inn
Hotel
Photo: Mr Ignavy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Betty Cottles Inn is a hotel, which is situated 3,000 feet north of Meldon Viaduct railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meldon and Rowtor Target Railway.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles southeast of Meldon Viaduct railway station.
Okehampton
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Meldon Viaduct railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71489° or 50° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.03186° or 4° 1′ 55″ westElevation
837 feet (255 metres)Operator
Dartmoor RailwayOpen location code
9C2QPX79+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 264963965OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationGeoNames ID
6955246Wikidata ID
Q6812102
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Meldon Viaduct railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Meldon Quarry”
- French: “Meldon Viaduct”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meldon Viaduct railway station”. Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.