text: Well used until the 1930s when passenger numbers fell due to the increased popularity of road transport the line closed to passenger services on 1 November 1952 , and to freight on 19 April 1963 .
simplified: Well used until the 1930s when passenger numbers fell due to the popularity of road transport the line closed to passenger services on 1 November 1952 , and to freight on 19 April 1963 .