Carbis Bay railway station

• John Tyack until 1885 ^[5]
• Edward Ward until 1888
• J.C. Richards until 1895 ^[6] (afterwards station master at Marazion)
• John Mann from 1895 ^[7]
• Richard James until 1898
• Josiah Martin 1898 - 1907 ^[8] (afterwards station master at Lelant)
• William Henry Pill 1907 - 1920 ^[9]
• E.A. Knight 1920 - 1924 ^[10] (formerly station master at Brixton Road, afterwards station master at Drinnick Mill)
• Mr. Roberts 1924 - 1926 ^[11]
• Henry White George ca. 1930 - 1931 ^[12] (also station master at Lelant)
• W. Harris 1931 - 1933 ^[13] (formerly station master at Mary Tavy, afterwards station master at St. Agnes)

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
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
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CBB
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
Opened	1877
Passengers
2019/20	0.212 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Ives Terminus		Great Western Railway St Ives Bay Line		Lelant towards St Erth

Carbis Viaduct

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]}

References

1. Bray, Lena; Bray, Donald (1992) [1981]. St Ives Heritage (Second ed.). Devoran: Landfall Publications. ISBN   1-873443-06-4.
2. Bennett, Alan (1990) [1988]. The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall (2 ed.). Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN   1-870754-12-3.
3. Jenkins, Stanley C (1992). "the St Ives Branch". Great Western Railway Journal (Cornish Special Issue). Wild Swan Publications Ltd: 2–34.
4. "From Station Master to Tramp" . Royal Cornwall Gazette. England. 27 July 1899. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Carbis Bay" . Cornishman. England. 22 January 1885. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Local News" . Cornishman. England. 24 January 1895. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Local News" . Cornubian and Redruth Times. England. 25 January 1895. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Carbis Bay" . Cornishman. England. 28 November 1907. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "St Ives" . Cornishman. England. 14 July 1920. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Yardmaster Knight" . Western Morning News. England. 7 July 1950. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Carbis Bay" . Cornishman. England. 3 February 1926. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "The late Mr. H.W. George" . Cornishman. England. 9 July 1931. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "Plymouthian's Promotion to G.W.R. Inspector" . Western Morning News. England. 14 November 1933. Retrieved 9 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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 path	50 yards (46 m)
Next station anticlockwise	St Ives 1 mile (2 km)
Next station clockwise	Lelant 2 miles (3 km)

External links

• Train times and station information for Carbis Bay railway station from National Rail