Combpyne railway station
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.
Combpyne | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lyme Regis, East Devon England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Axminster and Lyme Regis Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1903 | Station opens |
| 29 November 1965 | Station closes |
History
Opened on 24 August 1903 by the Axminster and Lyme Regis Railway,[1] which was authorised under the Light Railways Act 1896, it was operated from the start by the London and South Western Railway then by the Southern Railway. The line then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. A camping coach was positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1963.[2] The line was transferred to the Western Region of British Railways in January 1963. It was then closed by the British Railways Board on 29 November 1965.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axminster Line closed, station open |
Western Region of British Railways Lyme Regis branch line |
Lyme Regis Line and station closed |
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
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. pp. 59 & 64. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.