Lelant Saltings railway station
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| Lelant Saltings | |||
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| The platform, looking south | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Lelant | ||
| Local authority | Penwith | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 18,281 | ||
| History | |||
| 27 May 1978 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lelant Saltings (source) | |||
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Lelant Saltings railway station was opened on 27 May 1978 to provide a Park and ride facility for visitors to St Ives.
The station is situated on the St Ives Bay Line, alongside the Hayle estuary. There is just a single platform, trains towards St Ives run from left to right.
[edit] History
The station was initially provided with a car park for 300 vehicles, all the occupants of each could travel to St Ives for just 60p.Cornwall County Council provided £35,000 to build the car park and Penwith District Council paid £15,000 to build the platform. During the first summer nearly 138,000 people were carried from the station, with 3,000 cars using the car park in peak weeks.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Lelant Saltings railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Lelant Saltings railway station from Multimap.com
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| Previous station | First Great Western | Next station | ||
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Terminus
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St Ives Bay Line |
toward St Ives
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| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 150 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | Lelant ¼ mile |
| Next station clockwise | Hayle 2 miles |
| 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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