Carbis Bay railway station
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| Carbis Bay | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Carbis Bay |
| Local authority | Penwith |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Platforms in use | 1 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 66,298 ** |
| History | |
| 1 June 1877 | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Carbis Bay. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Carbis Bay railway station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom and serves village and beach of Carbis Bay. There is just a single platform; trains towards St Erth run from left to right. Carbis Bay Viaduct is a short distance towards St Ives.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from St Erth to St Ives. The station buildings were not on the platform, rather they were at the top of the shallow cutting in which the station is built.
[edit] Further reading
- The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall by Alan Bennett, Runpast Publications 1988, ISBN 1-870754-12-3
- The St Ives Branch by Stanley C Jenkins, Great Western Railway Journal, Late Summer issue 1992, Wild Swan Publications
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Carbis Bay railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Carbis Bay railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lelant | First Great Western Local services St Ives Bay Line |
St Ives | ||
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path. | |
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| Distance to Coast Path | 50 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | St Ives 1 mile |
| Next station clockwise | Lelant 2 miles |
