The Riviera Line is the railway between the city of Exeter, towns Dawlish and Teignmouth, and the English Riviera resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. Its tracks are shared with the Exeter to Plymouth Line along the South Devon sea wall. It is part of the Network Rail Route 12.
The Riviera Line between Dawlish and Teignmouth
Starcross engine house
Dawlish station stands right on the beach
A Voyager train near Starcross
Dawlish is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district in Devon, England. It is located on the south coast of England at a distance of 12 miles (19 km) from the city of Exeter and a similar distance from the town of Torquay. The 2011 Census population was recorded at 11,312, rising to 13,355 in a 2019 estimate. Dawlish had grown in the 18th century from a small fishing port into a seaside resort, as had its near neighbour, Teignmouth, in the 19th century.
The seafront at Dawlish
Black swans in Dawlish Water 2010
A gold half-noble coin of Edward III, minted c. 1351 – c. 1361 and found in Dawlish
View of Dawlish beach in May 1881.