[4] The South Devon Railway built a new station with the platforms connected by an iron bridge, roofed with glass.

Star gas pendent lights were installed, and a lift for taking up luggage to the platform levels.

[6] An unusual feature of the section of line running towards Teignmouth was the sudden 'dip' in the track that once existed, resulting from the demand by a local resident who did not wish to lose his view of the sea.

[11][12] An accessible footbridge, built to replace the previous at-grade crossing for passengers who can't use stairs, opened on 15 March 2024.

[8][page needed] Despite attempts to find a commercial use for the redundant building, it remained empty until 2013 when it was demolished during the period 2–5 July.

The passenger train, hauled by Star Class 4055 Princess Sophia, failed to stop at a danger signal.

Cranes cleared the line by lifting damaged wagons onto the beach, where they remained for a couple of days.

This opens onto a booking office with an ornate ceiling[8][page needed] from where a flight of stairs lead up to the Exeter platform, but step-free access can be obtained through a gate from the car park beside the station buildings, which is the only access route when the booking office is closed.

The revised timetable from 15 December 2019 has two or three Great Western Railway trains per hour calling at Dawlish in each direction.

A few longer-distance Great Western Railway trains from Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central or from London Paddington also call at Dawlish as do a few CrossCountry services from the Midlands, North of England and Scotland.