Carbis Bay railway station
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| Carbis Bay | |||
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| The platform and shelter | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Carbis Bay | ||
| Local authority | Penwith | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 66,298 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 June 1877 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Carbis Bay (source) | |||
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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] References
- 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
| National Rail | ||||
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| Previous station | First Great Western | Next station | ||
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toward St Erth
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St Ives Bay Line |
Terminus
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| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 50 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | St Ives 1 mile |
| Next station clockwise | Lelant 2 miles |
| Railway stations in Cornwall and West Devon | |
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| Great Western Main Line: | Penzance • St Erth • Hayle • Camborne • Redruth • Truro • St Austell • Par • Lostwithiel • Bodmin Parkway • Liskeard • Menheniot • St Germans • Saltash • St Budeaux Ferry Road • Keyham • Dockyard • Devonport • Plymouth |
| St Ives Bay Line: | St Erth • Lelant Saltings • Lelant • Carbis Bay • St Ives |
| Maritime Line: | Truro • Perranwell • Penryn • Penmere • Falmouth Town • Falmouth Docks |
| Atlantic Coast Line: | Par • Luxulyan • Bugle • Roche • St Columb Road • Quintrell Downs • Newquay |
| Looe Valley Line: | Liskeard • Coombe • St Keyne • Causeland • Sandplace • Looe |
| Tamar Valley Line: | Plymouth • Devonport • Dockyard • Keyham • St Budeaux Victoria Road • Bere Ferrers • Bere Alston • Calstock • Gunnislake |
| Heritage Railways | |
| Bodmin & Wadebridge: | Bodmin Parkway • Colesloggett Halt • Bodmin General • Boscarne Junction |
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