RAILSCOT | Dawlish

Dawlish

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Dawlish

Station code: DWL National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the South Devon Railway.

Nearby stations Dawlish Warren [1st] Dawlish Warren Teignmouth Starcross Exmouth Littleham Lympstone Village Lympstone Commando Exton Exminster Chudleigh Newton Abbot Budleigh Salterton Oddicombe Beach Babbacombe	Kennaway Tunnel Coryton Tunnel Phillot Tunnel Clerk^s Tunnel Parson^s Tunnel Exminster Watertroughs Aller Junction Crockham Siding Trusham Quarry City Basin Junction Dainton Tunnel Exeter Railway Junction Exeter Basin St Davids Tunnel Tourist/other Mamhead House
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

01/10/2001	South Devon Railway Work to reinforce the seawall at Dawlish begins, a £2.5M scheme.

News items

30/11/2023	Network Rail releases footage of Dawlish sea wall withstanding this months Storm Ciarn as the project scoops the top prize at annual awards ceremony [Network Rail]
31/10/2023	Automated cliff monitoring protects Dawlish railway [Railway Gazette]
31/08/2022	Dawlish railway better protected as new sea wall reaches key milestone [Network Rail]
31/01/2022	Calls to reopen alternative rail route as main SW line impacted [Calstock Today]
24/09/2021	Finishing touches completed on first section of Dawlish sea wall [Network Rail]
04/05/2021	Plans approved for rockfall shelter extension to protect vital stretch of railway in Devon [Network Rail]
25/02/2021	Plans submitted for rockfall shelter extension to protect vital stretch of railway in Devon [Network Rail]
05/02/2021	New sea wall helping protect railway through Dawlish seven years on from devastating storm [Network Rail]
15/05/2020	Dawlish sea wall contributes £3 million to South Devon economy [Rail Engineer]
01/06/2019	Dawlish sea wall: £30m work to secure railway 'for 100 years' [BBC News]