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==History== ==History==
'''Lympstone''' station was opened with the railway on 1 May 1861. It was renamed Lympstone Village in the 1990s{{When|date=March 2022}} to avoid confusion with the new ] that had opened on 3 May 1976.<ref>{{cite book |last = Mitchell |first = Vic|author2=Smith, Keith |title = Branch Lines to Exmouth |publisher = Middleton Press |year = 1992 |location = Midhurst|isbn = 1-873793-00-6}}</ref> '''Lympstone''' station was opened with the railway on 1 May 1861. It was renamed Lympstone Village in the 1991 to avoid confusion with the new ] that had opened on 3 May 1976.<ref>{{cite book |last = Mitchell |first = Vic|author2=Smith, Keith |title = Branch Lines to Exmouth |publisher = Middleton Press |year = 1992 |location = Midhurst|isbn = 1-873793-00-6}}</ref>


Following the ] it was operated by ], latterly ], until 31 March 2006 when the franchise was taken over by ]. Following the ] it was operated by ], latterly ], until 31 March 2006 when the franchise was taken over by ].

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Railway station in the Devon, England

Lympstone VillageNational Rail
General information
LocationLympstone, East Devon
England
Coordinates50°38′56″N 3°25′54″W / 50.64884°N 3.43166°W / 50.64884; -3.43166
Grid referenceSX989841
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeLYM
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1861Opened as Lympstone
3 May 1991Renamed to Lympstone Village
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 107,810
2018/19Decrease 101,022
2019/20Decrease 97,510
2020/21Decrease 27,330
2021/22Increase 71,054
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lympstone Village railway station serves the village of Lympstone in Devon, England.

History

Lympstone station was opened with the railway on 1 May 1861. It was renamed Lympstone Village in the 1991 to avoid confusion with the new Lympstone Commando railway station that had opened on 3 May 1976.

Following the privatisation of British Rail it was operated by Wales & West, latterly Wessex Trains, until 31 March 2006 when 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.

Services

Lympstone Village is served by trains on the Avocet Line between Exmouth and Paignton via Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lympstone Commando   Great Western Railway
Avocet Line
  Exmouth

References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 301
  2. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines to Exmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-00-6.
  3. "National Rail Enquiries". Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links


Railway stations in Devon
Penzance–London Paddington
and the North
Gunnislake–Plymouth
Tamar Valley Line
Paignton–Exeter
Riviera Line
Exeter–Barnstaple
Tarka Line
Exeter–Okehampton
Dartmoor Line
Exmouth–Exeter
Avocet Line
Exeter–London Waterloo
West of England Line
Heritage railways
Dartmouth Steam Railway
Plym Valley Railway
South Devon Railway
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