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 | |
| Place | Lyme Regis |
| Area | East Devon |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Axminster and Lyme Regis Railway |
| Pre-grouping | 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 | |
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 then it 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)
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Compyne station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Combpyne station on Sub Brit