Gara Bridge station opened on 19 December 1893, when the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.

[1] The line was authorised for building in 1882 by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, which was acquired subsequently by the GWR in 1888.

[2] The stone-built station was the only one on the line to have a passing loop.

[6] Despite a great deal of local opposition, the station was closed for passengers and goods on 16 September 1963.

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