Albert Road Halt railway station

This article is about the local station in Plymouth. For the similarly named halt on the Southsea Railway, see Albert Road Bridge Halt railway station.

Albert Road Halt was a railway station in Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It was located between Ford and Devonport Park tunnels.

Albert Road Halt
General information
Location	Devonport, Plymouth England
Coordinates	50.3777°N 4.1736°W / 50.3777; -4.1736
Grid reference	SX455553
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1906	Station opened
13 January 1947	Station closed
Location

History

The station was opened by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway on 1 November 1906, or possibly 1 October 1906.^[1] This confusion may be the result of a complaint by the PDSWJR to the London and South Western Railway in September 1906 that while they had constructed the halt, the LSWR had not provided any service, and it is reported that services commenced before the official opening of 1 November.^[2]

Although this company remained independent until the grouping, the LSWR used its tracks as an entry to Plymouth that did not involve its rival the Great Western Railway. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, it closed on 13 January 1947,^[1] less than a year before nationalisation.

The site today

The station has now been demolished.

See also

• Devonport Albert Road (GWR station)
• Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR