Roche railway station

Roche National Rail
Location
Place Roche
Local authority Cornwall
Coordinates 50°25′07″N 4°49′49″W / 50.4186°N 4.83039°WCoordinates: 50°25′07″N 4°49′49″W / 50.4186°N 4.83039°W
Grid reference SW989614
Operations
Station code ROC
Managed by First Great Western
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03 Steady 574
2004/05 Increase 1,137
2005/06 Increase 1,222
2006/07 Decrease 1,041
2007/08 Increase 1,123
2008/09 Increase 1,214
2009/10 Increase 1,570
2010/11 Increase 2,144
2011/12 Increase 2,720
2012/13 Decrease 1,700
2013/14 Increase 1,950
History
Original company Cornwall Minerals Ry
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
1876 'Victoria' opened
1904 Renamed 'Roche'
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Roche from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Roche railway station serves the village of Roche in Cornwall, UK. It is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line.

History

The Cornwall Minerals Railway opened its line from Fowey to Newquay on 1 June 1874. The trains at first carried only goods traffic and a depot was provided at Holywell. A passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876 when the depot was renamed "Victoria", which gave its name to the modern hamlet on the site, and then changed to "Roche" on 1 May 1904.

The passing loop was extended on 3 July 1936 to accommodate the longer holiday trains then using the line. It was closed on 3 January 1965 when the goods yard was closed. For a while trains used the old westbound platform but on 12 July 1965 this was changed to the eastbound platform and the westbound track was then removed.

Services

Trains on the Par to Newquay branch line stop at Roche on request this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Passengers can change at Par for services on the Cornish Main Line, however a few branch line services run through from and to Plymouth.

On peak summer Saturdays there is no service as the line is worked to capacity by long-distance trains bringing holidaymakers to Newquay. There are three trains each way on winter Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bugle   First Great Western
Atlantic Coast Line
  St Columb Road

Community rail

The trains between Par and Newquay are designated as a community rail service and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Atlantic Coast Line" name.

The Victoria Inn at Roche is part of the Atlantic Coast Line rail ale trail.

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