Lympstone Village railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Lympstone, East Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°38′56″N 3°25′54″W / 50.64884°N 3.43166°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX989841 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LYM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1861 | Opened as Lympstone | ||||
| 3 May 1991 | Renamed Lympstone Village | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 27,330 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 71,054 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 83,042 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 91,520 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 92,994 | ||||
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Lympstone Village railway station serves the village of Lympstone in Devon, England. It is on the Avocet Line which runs between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth.
History
Lympstone station was opened along with the railway on 1 May 1861. It was renamed 'Lympstone Village' in 1991 to avoid confusion with the new Lympstone Commando railway station that had opened on 3 May 1976.[1]
Following the privatisation of British Rail, the service was operated by Wales & West, latterly Wessex Trains; on 31 March 2006, the franchise was taken over by First Great Western.
Description and facilities
The station is situated on an embankment, with a single platform; a disused second platform is now heavily overgrown. To the south, the line crosses the village on a low viaduct.
It is unstaffed and tickets cannot be purchased at the station. There are stands for bicycle parking and a 20-space car park.[2]
Services
Great Western Railway operate all trains serving the station. There are generally half-hourly stopping trains between Exmouth and Paignton, via Exeter St Davids.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lympstone Commando towards Exeter St Davids
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Great Western Railway | Exmouth Terminus
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References
- ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines to Exmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-00-6.
- ^ "Lympstone Village (LYM)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Train Times". Great Western Railway. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lympstone Village railway station from National Rail