Carbis Bay railway station
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| Carbis Bay | |||
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| The platform and shelter | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Carbis Bay | ||
| Local authority | Penwith, Cornwall | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CBB | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 66,298 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 23,737 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 June 1877 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Carbis Bay from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Carbis Bay railway station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom and serves village and beach of Carbis Bay. There is just a single platform; trains towards St Erth run from left to right. Carbis Bay Viaduct is a short distance towards St Ives.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from St Erth to St Ives. The station buildings were not on the platform, rather they were at the top of the shallow cutting in which the station is built.
[edit] References
- The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall by Alan Bennett, Runpast Publications 1988, ISBN 1-870754-12-3
- The St Ives Branch by Stanley C Jenkins, Great Western Railway Journal, Late Summer issue 1992, Wild Swan Publications
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Carbis Bay railway station from National Rail
- British Railway Stations - Carbis Bay
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lelant | First Great Western – St Ives Bay Line | St Ives | ||
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 50 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | St Ives 1 mile |
| Next station clockwise | Lelant 2 miles |
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