Carbis Bay railway station

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Description

The station is 3 miles (4.8 km) from St Erth. There is a single platform situated in a shallow cutting north of the road that leads down to the beach. It is on the left of trains arriving from St Erth. There is a small car park at the station entrance but a larger one is available a short distance away by the beach.

Services

All trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Most run between St Ives and St Erth half hourly, but some are extended through to Penzance. [14]

Carbis Bay

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General information
Location Carbis Bay, Cornwall
England
Coordinates 50°11′49″N5°27′50″W / 50.197°N 5.464°W / 50.197; -5.464
Grid reference SW528387
Managed by Great Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCBB
Classification DfT category F2
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
Opened1877
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.228 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Lelant   Great Western Railway
St Ives Bay Line 		  St Ives

Carbis Viaduct

Carbis Viaduct looking north Carbis Bay Viaduct 2009.jpg
Carbis Viaduct looking north

Carbis Viaduct is a short distance beyond the station towards St Ives. It is built of granite from a nearby quarry at Towednack and has three piers supporting four 40 feet (12 m) arches, giving a total length of 78 yards (71 m); it is 78 feet (24 m) high. [2] [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bennett, Alan (1990) [1988]. The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall (2 ed.). Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN   1-870754-12-3.
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  12. ↑ "The late Mr. H.W. George" . Cornishman. England. 9 July 1931. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  14. ↑ Table 144 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  15. ↑ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN   0-9549866-1-X.
This station offers access to the South West Coast Path
Distance to path50 yards (46 m)
Next station anticlockwise St Ives 1 mile (2 km)
Next station clockwise Lelant 2 miles (3 km)
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