No station was provided between Starcross and Dawlish until the summer of 1905 when Warren Halt was opened by the Great Western Railway.

[4] In 1935 a camp coach was stationed in the goods yard which could be rented by holiday makers but the facility was withdrawn in 1939.

This had been located at the north end of the 'Down' platform until made redundant on 14 November 1986 by the West of England resignalling; it was demolished in May 1990.

Behind the westbound platform is a golf course and the salt marsh and dunes that make up the Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve.

Dawlish Warren is served by Great Western Railway trains in both directions on an approximately hourly basis during the day.

[8] The route from Exeter St Davids through Dawlish Warren to Paignton is marketed as the Riviera Line.

The outside lines can accommodate an eight-carriage Great Western Railway service, but only selected doors are able to open due to the short platform.