Penmere railway station
Penmere  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Falmouth |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°09′01″N 5°04′59″W / 50.1504°N 5.0830°WCoordinates: 50°09′01″N 5°04′59″W / 50.1504°N 5.0830°W |
| Grid reference | SW798323 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PNM |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 67,460 |
| 2004/05 |
 71,656 |
| 2005/06 |
76,571 |
| 2006/07 |
 75,572 |
| 2007/08 |
79,227 |
| 2008/09 |
95,842 |
| 2009/10 |
132,726 |
| 2010/11 |
152,118 |
| 2011/12 |
171,604 |
| 2012/13 |
184,748 |
| 2013/14 |
194,838 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Opened | 1925 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penmere from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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The Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the Maritime Line from Truro to Falmouth Docks. The services are operated by First Great Western, and the station is within walking distance of the top of The Moor, in the centre of the town.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1925.[1] Sidings were opened into an oil depot on 1 April 1940 and were closed again on 16 November 1967.[2] In December 2009, an old bridge at the Truro end of the platform was knocked down without warning. In its place, all that remains is the side of the bridge in the right embankment.
Description
There is just one platform with level access from the car park. Trains towards Truro run from left to right; trains towards Falmouth Docks run from right to left.
The station is well cared for, as it is looked after by the Friends of Penmere Station. The station was shortlisted in the national Best Kept Small Station Award in 2002 and was awarded second prize in the Station Gardens Competition in 2005.
Services
The station is served by two trains each way each hour during weekday daytime, with a reduced service in the evenings and on Sundays.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Penryn | First Great Western Maritime Line |
Falmouth Town | ||
References
- ↑ Bennett, Alan (1988). The Great Western Railway in Mid Cornwall. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Publications. ISBN 0-946184-53-4.
- ↑ Cooke, R A (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR: Section 10, West Cornwall. Harwell: R A Cooke.
- ↑ "National Rail Timetable 143 (Summer 2009)" (PDF). Network Rail. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
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