Dawlish Warren railway station serves the seaside resort and holiday camps of Dawlish Warren in Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe. The station is on the Exeter to Plymouth line 101⁄2 miles (17 km) west of Exeter St Davids. From here to Teignmouth the railway runs along the Sea Wall.
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