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BRANCH LINE, BERE ALSTON STATION TO CALLINGTON STATION

LATCHLEY HALT

Latchley Halt.
From the author's collection.

Latchley Station was opened on the site of the former East Cornwall Mineral Railway's Cox's Park Depot by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway Company on March 2nd 1908.

It originally had a Station Master who lived in the adjacent Station House but he was removed in 1936 and it became an unstaffed Halt.

From Monday May 5th 1941 until further notice passenger trains departed from Latchley Halt for Bere Alston Station the following times: 7.29am; 9.58am Third Class only; 1.08pm; 4.33pm Third Class only; 6.31pm; with an extra departure on Saturdays only at 9.16pm.  The journey to Bere Alston Station took thirty-two minutes (although the 6.20pm train managed it in 30 minutes), with stops at Chilsworthy Halt, Gunnislake Station and Calstock Station.  Two of the trains, as indicated above, were Third Class only; the others conveyed First Class passengers as well.  On Sundays trains departed from Latchley Halt for Bere Alston Station at 8.34am; 11.41am; 6.41pm; and 9.21pm.  Passenger trains left Latchley Halt for Callington Station at the following times: 8.52am Third Class only; 11.22am; 1.29pm Saturdays only; 3.52pm Third Class only; 5.52pm; 7.40pm; with an extra service at 10.37pm on Saturdays only.  The journey took twelve minutes.  On Sundays passenger trains departed from Latchley Halt for Callington Station at 9.56am; 12.52pm; 7.50pm; 10.50pm.  

Latchley Siding, accessed by a Ground Frame released by the Electric Token, was removed in November 1949.  It could only be used by Up freight trains.

Mr A E Lazenbury, Station Master at Callington Station, was also responsible for Latchley Halt in June 1948.

On Weekdays and Sundays, 'where train service permits', commencing on May 1st 1953, the following cheap day return tickets, first and third class, were available from Latchley Halt to: Callington, 1 shillings (s) 5 pence (d) 1st, 11 pence (d) 3rd; Devonport King's Road, 5s 3d 1st, 3s 6d 3rd; Plymouth Friary Station, 7s 1st, 4s 9d 3rd; Plymouth North Road Station, 6s 1st, 4s 3rd; and Tavistock North, 4s 6d 1st, 3s, 3rd.

According to the "The Official Hand-book of Stations, 1956" Latchley Halt dealt only with passenger traffic.

Latchley Halt was closed to passenger traffic on or as from November 7th 1966.