3 March 1952, but retained as summer Saturdays overflow for Weymouth until 12 September 1959; Westham Halt; opened 1 July 1909; closed 3 March 1952; Rodwell; opened 1 June 1870; closed 3 March 1952; Sandsfoot Castle Halt; opened 1 August 1932; closed 3 March 1952; Wyke Regis Halt; opened 1 July 1909; closed 3 March 1952; Portland Goods Junction; Portland; opened 16 October 1865; closed 7 May 1905. Portland Goods Junction; above; Portland; temporary platform provided 1 September 1902 for Easton trains; permanent station was provided in stages: down platform 2 January 1905, up 7 May 1905, for extension to Easton; closed 3 March 1952; there was use later for Royal Navy special trains; Hospital Halt; not in timetables; used about 1925 to 1965; Easton; opened 1 September 1902; summer only from 11 November 1940; fully again 1 January 1945; closed 3 March 1952. The line today Today, parts of the line can still be walked, but the course of the backwater railway viaduct has long since been replaced by Weymouth’s Swannery road bridge, which was built in virtually the same place. The former platforms at Westham and Rodwell are still to be seen and this section is a popular green trailway, the Rodwell Trail. The bridge over The Fleet at Smallmouth was demolished in 1972. The route now passes through a boatyard, then along the Portland causeway over open common land. Reaching the southwest corner of Portland Harbour, the route now lies under a landscaped earthen embankment, which marks the edge of Portland's National Sailing Academy. Here, there is little evidence of the old railway, until east of Castletown, within Portland Port, where it re-emerges to climb the steep hillside of East Weares. This section has become a fine walk and leads to the spectacular cliffside cutting above Church Ope Cove. This section made it one of the most scenic coastal branch lines in the south of England; it is now part of Dorset's World Heritage Jurassic Coast. Notes References Further reading Railway lines opened in 1865 Railway lines closed in 1965 Closed railway lines in South West England Rail transport in Dorset History of Dorset Isle of Portland Geography of Weymouth, Dorset History of Weymouth, Dorset Railways on English Islands