Falmouth Town railway station

Falmouth Town National Rail
Location
Place Falmouth
Local authority Cornwall
Coordinates 50°08′54″N 5°03′51″W / 50.1484°N 5.0642°W / 50.1484; -5.0642Coordinates: 50°08′54″N 5°03′51″W / 50.1484°N 5.0642°W / 50.1484; -5.0642
Grid reference SW810320
Operations
Station code FMT
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.205 million
2013/14 Increase 0.215 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.214 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.203 million
2016/17 Increase 0.208 million
History
Original company Western Region of British Railways
7 December 1970 Opened as Falmouth
5 May 1975 Renamed The Dell
15 May 1989 Renamed Falmouth Town
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falmouth Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Falmouth Town railway station is the most central of the stations in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line, 312 miles 9 chains (502.3 km) measured from London Paddington (via Box and Plymouth Millbay).[1] It is unstaffed; the station and the trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Despite only being opened in 1970, the station has already been known by three different names: Falmouth, The Dell, and Falmouth Town.

History

The station was opened as Falmouth by British Rail on 7 December 1970[2] when the branch line was cut back by 845 metres (924 yd) to terminate here. The platform was constructed using components from Perranporth Beach Halt which had closed in 1963.

It was renamed The Dell on 5 May 1975[3] when the original Falmouth station was reopened,[2] subsequently being renamed again, this time to Falmouth Town on 15 May 1989.[3]

Description

There is just one platform on the north side of the line (the side nearest the town centre) reached by a ramp from the car park. Trains towards Truro run from left to right. The platform is constructed from concrete slabs and piers, and a metal and glass waiting shelter is provided.

The station is close to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, and is the closest serving station for Falmouth University's Woodlane Campus. Both are indicated on the station's signs.

Services

All trains on the Maritime Line are operated by Great Western Railway. They run seven days each week and operate every half-hour Monday to Saturday daytime.[4]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Penmere   Great Western Railway
Maritime Line		   Falmouth Docks

References

  1. ↑ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 10A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1 2 Butt 1995, pp. 94,228
  4. ↑ https://www.gwr.com/~/media/gwr/pdfs/timetables/2018/may/k04,-d-,web.pdf?la=en
This station offers access to the South West Coast Path
Distance to path ¼ mile
Next station anticlockwisePar 38 miles
Next station clockwiseFalmouth Docks ½ mile
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