Falmouth Town railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Falmouth | ||
| Local authority | Carrick | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 85,859 | ||
| History | |||
| 7 December 1970 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falmouth Town (source) | |||
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Falmouth Town station is in Falmouth, Cornwall, on the Maritime Line to Truro, the services are operated by First Great Western.
There is just one platform reached by a ramp from the car park. Trains towards Truro run from left to right.
The station is well situated for visitors to the National Maritime Museum and is the nearest station to the town centre.
[edit] History
The station was opened as Falmouth by British Rail on 7 December 1970 when the branch line was cut back to terminate here. It was renamed Falmouth (The Dell) on 5 May 1975 when Falmouth Docks station reopened, subsequently being renamed again, this time to Falmouth Town.
[edit] External link
- Train times and station information for Falmouth Town railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Falmouth Town railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Penmere | First Great Western Local services Maritime Line |
Falmouth Docks | ||
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | ¼ mile |
| Next station anticlockwise | Par 38 miles |
| Next station clockwise | Falmouth Docks ½ mile |
| Railway stations in Cornwall and West Devon | |
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| Great Western Main Line: | Penzance • St Erth • Hayle • Camborne • Redruth • Truro • St Austell • Par • Lostwithiel • Bodmin Parkway • Liskeard • Menheniot • St Germans • Saltash • St Budeaux Ferry Road • Keyham • Dockyard • Devonport • Plymouth |
| St Ives Bay Line: | St Erth • Lelant Saltings • Lelant • Carbis Bay • St Ives |
| Maritime Line: | Truro • Perranwell • Penryn • Penmere • Falmouth Town • Falmouth Docks |
| Atlantic Coast Line: | Par • Luxulyan • Bugle • Roche • St Columb Road • Quintrell Downs • Newquay |
| Looe Valley Line: | Liskeard • Coombe • St Keyne • Causeland • Sandplace • Looe |
| Tamar Valley Line: | Plymouth • Devonport • Dockyard • Keyham • St Budeaux Victoria Road • Bere Ferrers • Bere Alston • Calstock • Gunnislake |
| Heritage Railways | |
| Bodmin & Wadebridge: | Bodmin Parkway • Colesloggett Halt • Bodmin General • Boscarne Junction |
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