Gara Bridge
Remains of the station (1995)
General information
Location	Curtisknowle, South Hams England
Grid reference	SX730534
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 December 1893	Station opens
16 September 1963	Station closes

v t e Kingsbridge Branch
Legend
Brent ( Plymouth – Totnes ) Avonwick Gara Bridge Loddiswell Kingsbridge Proposed extension to Salcombe (not constructed)

Gara Bridge railway station was a station on the Kingsbridge branch of the GWR.

History

The station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway(GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.^[1] The line had been planned, and authorised in 1882, by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway which was subsequently acquired by the GWR in 1888.^[2]

The stone built station was the only one on the line to have a passing loop.^[3][4]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.^[4][5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1956 and 1957 then two coaches from 1958 to 1962.^[6]

The station closed on 16 September 1963.^[1]

Despite a great deal of local opposition station was closed for freight and passengers on 16 September 1963, and is now a private dwelling.