St Keyne railway station

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St Keyne
The platform, looking north.
Location
Place	St Keyne
Local authority	Caradon, Cornwall
Operations
Station code	SKN
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	1,053
2005/06 *	606
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Keyne from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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St Keyne railway station is an intermediate station on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It serves the village of St Keyne and is adjacent to the "Magnificent Music Machines" museum of fairground organs and similar instruments.

Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Services 4 Community rail 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The Liskeard and Looe Railway was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic; passenger trains started on 11 September 1879. The railway in those days connected with the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Moorswater, the loop line from Coombe Junction to Liskeard railway station not opening until 25 February 1901, following which St Keyne station opened in October 1902.

[edit] Description

The single platform is on the right of trains arriving from Liskeard.

[edit] Services

All trains on the Liskeard to Looe "Looe Valley Line" stop at St Keyne 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. There is no Sunday service in the winter.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Coombe		First Great Western		Causeland

[edit] Community rail

The railway between Liskeard and Looe is designated as a community rail and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Looe Valley Line" name.

[edit] References

• Beale, Gerry (2000). The Liskeard and Looe Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-47-X. 
• Bennett, Alan (1990). The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-87075-411-5. 
• Clinker, CR (1963). The Railways of Cornwall 1809 - 1963. Dawlish: David and Charles. 
• Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke. 
• MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway. 
• Messenger, Michael (2001). Caradon & Looe : the canal, railways and mines. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-90629-446-0. 
• Tolson, JM; Roose, G and Whetmath, CFD (1974). Railways of Looe and Caradon. Bracknell: Forge Books. 

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for St Keyne railway station from National Rail

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