| Lyme Regis | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Lyme Regis |
| Area | Dorset |
| 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 A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Lyme Regis railway station was the terminus of the Lyme Regis branch line in the west of the English county of Dorset. Serving the village of Lyme Regis, it was sited high above the town centre as a result of the hilly nature of the local area. The line straddled the county boundary so that although the terminus was in Dorset most of the line lay in the neighbouring county of Devon.
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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 Southern Railway in 1923 and the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then transferred to the Western Region in 1962, but the station and branch line were closed by the British Railways Board in November 1965.
A small wooden building served the single platform. The station also had a signal box and engine shed, and a small goods shed.
The station closed with the branch in 1965.
The former site is now a small industrial estate. The station building was moved to Alresford on the Watercress Line, a heritage line in nearby Hampshire.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combpyne Line and station closed |
London and South Western Railway Lyme Regis branch line |
Terminus | ||