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
General information
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
Location

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.