Lovers' Lane Halt railway station was a minor railway station or halt in north Devon close to the town of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea (Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge, and the River Taw.Jenkins, Page 110
History The halt was opened in 1908. The next station was Appledore, the terminus of the line lying some 7½ miles from .Garner, Page 29 The line had until 1901 run only as far as Northam.
Lovers' Lane had a simple single platform, raised one foot above rail level, without any shelter and without lighting.Jenkins, Page 56 It had no freight facilities.Jenkins, Page 62 It was at the road junction with the Mount (0.3 miles from Watertown) with steps running down towards the lifeboat station.Baxter, Page 39
The station had a short life, closing in March 1917. The trackbed from Appledore to Richmond Road Halt was converted into a road and the platform removed in the process.Garner, Page 105
See also
Northam station Westward Ho! station Appledore station
References Notes
Sources Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901–1917. Pub. Chard. . Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. . Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. . Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901–1917. Pub. West Country Publications.