Penmere railway station

Penmere
Location
Place	Falmouth
Local authority	Cornwall
Coordinates	50°09′01″N 5°04′59″W / 50.1504°N 5.0830°WCoordinates: 50°09′01″N 5°04′59″W / 50.1504°N 5.0830°W
Grid reference	SW798323
Operations
Station code	PNM
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	67,460
2004/05	71,656
2005/06	76,571
2006/07	75,572
2007/08	79,227
2008/09	95,842
2009/10	0.133 million
2010/11	0.152 million
2011/12	0.172 million
2012/13	0.185 million
2013/14	0.195 million
2014/15	0.202 million
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Opened	1925
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penmere from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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The Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the Maritime Line from Truro to Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and services operated by, Great Western Railway, and the station is within walking distance of the top of The Moor, in the centre of the town.

History

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.

Description

There is just one platform with level access from the car park. Trains towards Truro run from left to right; trains towards Falmouth Docks run from right to left.

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.

Services

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]

References

1. Bennett, Alan (1988). The Great Western Railway in Mid Cornwall. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Publications. ISBN 0-946184-53-4.
2. Cooke, R A (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR: Section 10, West Cornwall. Harwell: R A Cooke.
3. Table 143 National Rail timetable, May 2016