St Erth railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | St Erth | ||
| Local authority | Penwith, Cornwall | ||
| Grid reference | SW542358 | ||
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| Station code | SER | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 90,541 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 88,341 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Erth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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] Platform usage
- Platform 1 – for Eastbound First Great Western, CrossCountry and South West Trains services towards London Paddington and London Waterloo.
- Platform 2 – for Westbound First Great Western, CrossCountry and South West Trains services towards Penzance.
- Platform 3 – Used by First Great Western services running to and from St Ives on the St Ives Bay Line.
[edit] Services
St Erth is served by most First Great Western trains on the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth. Some trains run through to or from London Paddington station, including the Night Riviera overnight sleeping car service and the Golden Hind which offers an early morning service to London and an evening return. Other fast trains are the mid-morning Cornish Riviera and the afternoon Royal Duchy.
There are a limited number of CrossCountry trains providing a service to Scotland in the morning and returning in the evening. One of the local services to Penzance each weekend runs from and to London Waterloo station and is operated by South West Trains.
It is also the junction for the scenic St Ives Bay Line, one or two trains of which are extended from or to Penzance each day to facilitate crew changes.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Penzance | First Great Western Cornish Main Line |
Hayle | ||
| Terminus | First Great Western St Ives Bay Line |
Lelant Saltings | ||
| Penzance | CrossCountry Scotland/Manchester-Penzance |
Hayle | ||
| Penzance | South West Trains | Camborne | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for St Erth railway station from National Rail
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