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| '''Lympstone''' station was opened with the railway on 1 May 1861. |
'''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 ] 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> | ||
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Following the ], the service was operated by ], latterly ]; on 31 March 2006, the franchise was taken over by ]. | ||
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Railway station in Devon, England
Lympstone Village | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lympstone, East Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°38′56″N 3°25′54″W / 50.64884°N 3.43166°W / 50.64884; -3.43166 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2018/19 |  101,022 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 97,510 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 27,330 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  71,054 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 83,042 | ||||
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Lympstone Village railway station serves the village of Lympstone in Devon, England. It is a stop on the Avocet Line between Exeter 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.
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.
Services
Lympstone Village is served by generally half-hourly stopping trains between Exmouth and Paignton, via Exeter St Davids.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Lympstone Commando | Great Western Railway Avocet Line |
Exmouth | ||
References
- Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 301. OCLC 931112387.
- 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
| Railway stations in Devon | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| Dartmouth Steam Railway | |||
| Plym Valley Railway | |||
| South Devon Railway |
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