Combpyne railway station

Combpyne
Location
Place Lyme Regis
Area Devon
Operations
Original company London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 1
History
24 August 1903 Station opens
29 November 1965 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Combpyne railway station was the intermediate station on the Lyme Regis branch line in East Devon, England. Serving the village of Combpyne, it was sited high on the sharp bend that changed the course of the line from south to an easterly direction.

Contents

History

Opened under the Light Railways Act 1896, it was operated from the start by the London and South Western Railway. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

Buildings

A station consisted of a single short platform with a station house on a nearby road.

The site today

The former station house still exists.

References

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Axminster   London and South Western Railway
Lyme Regis branch line
  Lyme Regis