Wyke Regis railway station
Wyke Regis Halt was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened in July 1909, it was part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR with services provided by Railmotors to counter road competition.
Wyke Regis Halt, Part of the dismantled Weymouth to Portland line, now the Rodwell Trail
The station closed with the branch in 1952.
The site today
The former trackbed of the line is a popular walk called the Rodwell Trail, and the platform is still there in a shallow cutting .
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandsfoot Castle Halt Line and station closed |
GWR and LSWR Portland Branch Railway |
Portland Line and station closed |
Further reading
- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.
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