The sea undermined the wall north of Dawlish on 31 January 1869 leading to the collapse of 80 yards (73 m) of wall. A train was stopped at Dawlish where passengers were taken by road to Dawlish Warren to join a special train, even though there …

The transformation of Dawlish seafront is complete after 415m of new promenade along, with other fully accessible public areas, opened to the public on 25 May 2023. The second section of the new sea wall between Coastguards and Colonnade breakwaters will help protect the railway from extreme weather and rising sea levels for generations to come

May 25, 2023 · The project at Dawlish, in Devon, aims to protect the rail line that connects the south-west of England with the rest of the country, from extreme weather and rising sea levels. The new section...

Sep 27, 2023 · We’re discussing the recently completed Dawlish sea wall, an £80 million government funded project, complete with an accessible, high-level promenade from Boat Cove to Coastguards footbridge. It’s been a game changer for a seaside resort that has often been more ‘in touch’ with its coastal waters than it would like to be.

Train running along the Dawlish sea wall. The new wall will cost £80million and is being delivered in two phases. The first phase, which runs for approximately 400m from Colonnade underpass, west of Dawlish station, to Boat Cove has now been built, ensuring that this section of railway is more resilient for future generations.

We plan to build the remaining section of the new sea wall at Dawlish, between the Coastguard and Colonnade breakwaters. The existing section of sea wall here is subject to ‘overtopping’ from waves, flooding the railway track and leading to line closures in stormy weather.

Oct 28, 2022 · This innovative design, coupled with the increased height of the new sea wall, will help prevent delays and disruption to passengers by minimising the likelihood of the tracks flooding and allowing the line to reopen more quickly after major storms.

Feb 25, 2023 · Work on the construction of a new sea wall to protect a coastal railway line in Devon has reached its "final stages", Network Rail says. The £80 million scheme is being built at Dawlish...

May 24, 2023 · Completion of the £80m Government-funded project means the community and visitors to Dawlish can now enjoy the accessible high-level promenade all the way from Boat Cove to Coastguards footbridge, where it then joins the original sea wall.

Feb 4, 2022 · The first section of new sea wall – which runs for 360 metres along Marine Parade south west of Dawlish station – was completed in July 2020 and construction of the 415 metre second section – stretching from Coastguard breakwater east of Dawlish station to Colonnade breakwater – began in November 2020.