St Erth railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | St Erth | ||
| Local authority | Penwith, Cornwall | ||
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| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.091 million | ||
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St Erth railway station serves the village of St Erth, Cornwall, UK. The station is about 3/4 mile from the village. It is the junction for the St Ives Bay Line to St Ives. The station is operated by First Great Western as is every other station in Cornwall.
Semaphore signals still exist at the station, and some old sidings still remain. The station has 3 platforms, 1 & 2 for mainline services, and platform 3 (which is slightly lower than the other two) for the services to St Ives.
It is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
Originally named 'St Ives Road' until the branch line was opened in 1877, the station retains its buildings from that time.
Passengers from the East of St Erth bound for the St Ives Bay Line, are entitled to change trains at Penzance, however, since not all services call at St Erth. This is contrary to the normal principle of UK rail travel which prohibits passing the same station twice, however is allowed by an 'easement' of the rules in the National Routeing Guide.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for St Erth railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of St Erth railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Camborne or Hayle* |
First Great Western Great Western Main Line |
Penzance | ||
| Camborne | Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route |
Penzance | ||
| Camborne | South West Trains very limited service |
Penzance | ||
| Lelant Saltings | First Great Western St Ives Bay Line |
Terminus or Penzance |
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| * Not all trains call at this station | ||||
| 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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