General information | |
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Location | Falmouth, Cornwall England |
Coordinates | 50°09′04″N5°04′59″W / 50.151°N 5.083°W |
Grid reference | SW798323 |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | PNM |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
Opened | 1925 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.191 million |
2019/20 | 0.199 million |
2020/21 | 77,144 |
2021/22 | 0.185 million |
2022/23 | 0.178 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Penmere railway station (Cornish : Pennmeur) serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and the trains operated by, Great Western Railway.
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1925. [1] Sidings were opened into an oil depot on 1 April 1940 and were closed again on 16 November 1967. [2] In December 2009, an old bridge at the Truro end of the platform was knocked down without warning. In its place, all that remains is the side of the bridge in the right embankment.
There is just one platform with level access from the car park. The station is within walking distance of the top of The Moor, in the centre of the town.
The station is served by two trains each way each hour during weekday daytime, with a reduced service in the evenings and on Sundays. [3]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Penryn | Great Western Railway Maritime Line | Falmouth Town |
The station is well cared for, as it is looked after by the Friends of Penmere Station. The station was shortlisted in the national Best Kept Small Station Award in 2002 and was awarded second prize in the Station Gardens Competition in 2005.
The railway from Truro to Falmouth is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Maritime Line" name.
The Maritime Line is a railway line that runs in the valley of the River Fal from Truro, the county town, to Falmouth on the south coast of Cornwall, England.
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