The railway branch line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear in Devon, England, is unusual as a large majority of the stations are still open for traffic.
Located at 50°29′54″N 3°35′03″W / 50.49839°N 3.58412°W / 50.49839; -3.58412 As early as 1849, the residents of Kingskerswell were petitioning the South Devon Railway Company to stop trains at their village; they would even be prepared to pay for the station themselves.
A second track was laid to Newton Abbot and brought into use on 22 May 1876 along with a second platform at Kingskerswell; the double line was extended to Torquay on 26 March 1882.
The Great Western Railway opened a platform to serve the popular Preston Sands beach in Paignton on 24 July 1911.
The platform was decked with flags and covered in maroon carpet; an avenue of evergreens lined the route along which the royal party walked to the boat that took them out to the ship.