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Weymouth Quay railway station

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Place
  
1 July 1889
  
Opened

Original company
  
Grid reference
  
SY683789

25 July 1940
  
Closed

Weymouth Quay railway station The disused Weymouth Quay railway John Lucas Geograph

Area
  
Borough of Weymouth and Portland

Post-grouping
  
Western Region of British Railways

Similar
  
Weymouth Harbour Tramway, Weymouth railway station, Yeovil Junction railway st, Upwey (Dorset) railway st, Yeovil Pen Mill railway station

Weymouth Quay is a disused railway station in Weymouth, Dorset, England at the terminus of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway. Until September 1987 it was the regular terminus and starting point for boat trains to and from London Waterloo, linking to the ferry services with street running along the streets of the town.

Weymouth Quay railway station Weymouth Quay Railway Line

After the regular boat trains were ended, the station was still occasionally used for special services, the last being a Pathfinder Tours charter on 2 May 1999. The track and station are no longer used at all, although they are still part of the rail network. The station buildings are now offices for Condor Ferries which operated a ferry service to the Channel Islands. However, with the purchase of its new ferry in 2015, Condor ceased to serve the port of Weymouth.

Weymouth Quay railway station The Quay branch

The line was designated "Out of Use (temporary)" for a period of two years by Network Rail on 15 January 2007, and again on 1 April 2009. Closure of the branch has been proposed by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, who are proposing to acquire the trackbed. In July 2014, it was reported that the sale of the line did not proceed and a campaign started to reopen the tram route claiming it would help with tourism and reduce car usage in the town.

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Weymouth Quay railway station Weymouth Quay Railway Line

References

Weymouth Quay railway station Wikipedia