Gunnislake railway station

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Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston.

Between 1872 and 1966 the line continued beyond Gunnislake to the mining settlement of Kelly Bray. Initially opened for goods only, the local passengers took their first legal trip along that extension in 1908 but by that time the mines had closed and the extension was already dying. For the benfit of enthusiasts, it should be worth noting that not much of the Gunnislake - Kelly Bray extension can be walked but with the aid of an Ordinance Survey map of about 1:25,000 in scale it is possible to trace if you know where to look.

Meanwhile, the Tamar Valley Line between Gunnislake and Plymouth is now a well used passenger service with an end-to-end journey time of about 45 minutes.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Calstock		First Great Western Tamar Valley Line		Terminus

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