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Bridport West Bay railway station

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Place
  
Bridport

Grid reference
  
SY465904

31 March 1884
  
Opened

Area
  
West Dorset

Pre-grouping
  
Bridport Railway GWR

Platforms in use
  
1

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Post-grouping
  
GWR Western Region of British Railways

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West Bay railway station was the terminus of the Bridport Railway in western Dorset, England. In 1879, the Great Western Railway, who held the operating licence for the original Bridport Railway (which ran as far as Bridport town), decided to extend the railway to Bridport Harbour. Construction started in 1883, and the line opened on 31 March 1884. The station was called West Bay by the GWR in order to encourage holiday traffic. The line between West Bay and Bridport closed to passengers in 1930, and operated for goods services only until its final closure in 1962.

The site today

After many years as the office of a boat yard, in 1995 the station was restored with a short length of track at the platform. The station building has operated sporadically as a cafe since then. From West Bay, a section of the former track bed can now be walked into Bridport.

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References

Bridport West Bay railway station Wikipedia