| 词条 | Lympstone Commando railway station |
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| symbol = rail | name = Lympstone Commando | code = LYC | image_name = lympstonecommandon.jpg | locale = Woodbury | borough = East Devon | coordinates = {{coord|50.6623|-3.441|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | manager = Great Western Railway | platforms = 1 | original = British Rail
Lympstone Commando railway station is a railway station on the branch line from Exeter to Exmouth in Devon, England. The station is a rare example of a passenger station not open to the general public; it is exclusively for the use of visitors to the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, despite being accessible by means of a public footpath. The Ministry of Defence accept that it is the property of Network Rail,[1] and as such they cannot prohibit members of the public from alighting at the station. Exit was originally through a locked gate into the commando base but a foot/cycle path was built between the station and the commando base enabling access to/from the station. HistoryThe station was opened on 3 May 1976 by British Rail. This caused some confusion with the older Lympstone railway station, but this has since been renamed "Lympstone Village".[2] It was built using cast platform sections recovered from Weston Milton railway station where the track had been singled and so one platform was no longer needed. For many years troop trains were a feature of its operation about three times each year. The trains were operated with a locomotive at each end as there is no way to run around a train south of Topsham; the leading locomotive on arrival was dragged back to Exeter Central where it was detached. The trains were considerably longer than the platform and loading the passengers was a slow operation as they had to make their way through the train from the centre coaches. A similar operation today is difficult to arrange as the regular timetabled passenger service is much more intensive than in the 1980s. DescriptionThe station is situated on the banks of the estuary of the River Exe. It consists of a single platform, which is on the left of trains arriving from Exeter. On 28 May 2010 a section of the Exe Estuary Trail opened between Lympstone village and Exton.[3] This runs between the platform and the entrance to the camp, both of which were locked and guarded but now only the commando base gate is.[4] The station is now accessible to the public, although the sign on the platform still remains stating “persons alighting here must have business with the camp”. ServicesAbout half the trains on the Avocet Line from {{Stnlnk|Exmouth}} to {{Stnlnk|Exeter St Davids}} call at Lympstone Commando – it is a request stop, meaning that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Beyond Exeter St Davids they generally continue to either {{Stnlnk|Paignton}} or {{Stnlnk|Barnstaple}}. Connections are available at {{Stnlnk|Exeter Central}} for {{Stnlnk|Pinhoe}} and other stations including London Waterloo; passengers for other main line stations change at St Davids.[5] Officially only people having business at the commando base are allowed to board or alight at this station, although the Ministry of Defence have accepted that it is the property of Network Rail and as such they cannot prohibit members of the public from alighting at the station, although there is no exit as the gate remains locked.[1] Passengers for Lympstone itself must use Lympstone Village railway station, or on the other side of the line, Exton is a {{frac|1|4}} of a mile away from Commando station. {{rail start}}{{rail line|previous={{Stnlnk|Lympstone Village}}|route=Great Western RailwayAvocet Line|next={{Stnlnk|Exton}}|col={{FGW colour}} }}{{s-end}} References1. ^1 FOI request sent through Whatdotheyknow 2. ^{{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}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=East of the estuary|url=http://www.exe-estuary.org/index/exe-news/latest_news_from_the_estuary.htm|work=latest News from the Estuary|publisher=Exe Estuary Management Partnership|accessdate=2012-01-17|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120803180356/http://www.exe-estuary.org/index/exe-news/latest_news_from_the_estuary.htm|archivedate=3 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^See [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1953685 Geograph photograph] 5. ^{{cite web| title = National Rail Timetable 136|url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec07/timetables/Table136.pdf}} {{Dead link|date=October 2016}} External links{{Commons category|Lympstone Commando railway station}}
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