St Columb Road railway station

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General information
Location	Cornwall
Coordinates	50.3982°N 4.9407°W / 50.3982; -4.9407
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SCR
History
Original company	Cornwall Minerals Ry
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
20 June 1876	'Halloon' opened
1 November 1878	Renamed 'St Columb Road'

St Columb Road railway station serves the village of St Columb Road in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 296 miles 11 chains (296.14 miles, 476.59 km) measured from London Paddington. All services are operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station.

History

The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Newquay Harbour to Hendra Crazey. It was built by Joseph Treffry and completed in 1849.

The Cornwall Minerals Railway opened its line from Fowey to St Dennis Junction on 1 June 1874, where it connected with Treffry's Newquay Railway. The trains continued to carry only goods traffic but a passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876. The station was originally known as Halloon but was renamed "St Columb Road" on 1 November 1878.

The passing loop was extended in 1933 to accommodate the long holiday trains that were then handled on the branch, but it was taken out of use on 3 January 1965 when the goods yard was closed.

Services

St Columb Road is a request stop on the line, so passengers wishing to alight must inform the conductor and passengers wishing to join the train must signal to the driver. The typical service is one train every two hours in each direction between Par and Newquay, with some services extending to Plymouth and one train in the summer extending to Penzance. On summer Saturdays, there is just one train per day in each direction due to the intercity services running through to Newquay in lieu of the local services. Trains are usually operated by Class 150 and Class 153 Sprinters.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Roche		Great Western Railway Atlantic Coast Line		Quintrell Downs

Community rail

The trains between Par and Newquay are designated as a community rail service and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Atlantic Coast Line" name.

References

• Bennett, Alan (1988). The Great Western Railway in Mid Cornwall. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Publications. ISBN 0-946184-53-4.
• Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke.
• Vaughan, John (1991). The Newquay Branch and its Branches. Sparkford: Haynes/Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-470-5.