Shaugh Bridge Platform was opened on August 21st 1907 and was finally closed to traffic on December 31st 1962. It is located at the 4 miles 79 chains point from Tavistock Junction and was managed by the Great Western Railway Company. The platform is located approx 0.5km from Shaugh Bridge itself up a quiet lane near Heleball Wood and a short distance south of Shaugh Tunnel (307 yards). The countryside platform was used convenient for visitors to the Dewerstone and surrounding woodland.