Sandplace railway station
Sandplace  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Sandplace |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°23′14″N 4°27′53″W / 50.3872°N 4.46481°WCoordinates: 50°23′14″N 4°27′53″W / 50.3872°N 4.46481°W |
| Grid reference | SX248570 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SDP |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 1,206 |
| 2004/05 |
 1,429 |
| 2005/06 |
 865 |
| 2006/07 |
788 |
| 2007/08 |
946 |
| 2008/09 |
1,158 |
| 2009/10 |
1,148 |
| 2010/11 |
1,032 |
| 2011/12 |
1,424 |
| 2012/13 |
1,486 |
| 2013/14 |
1,860 |
| 2014/15 |
1,762 |
| History | |
| 1881 | opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sandplace from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Sandplace railway station (Cornish: Tewesva[1]) is an intermediate station on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The station serves the hamlet of Sandplace and is 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Liskeard.
The single platform is on the left of trains arriving from Liskeard (as seen in the image on the right).
History
The Liskeard and Looe Railway was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic; passenger trains started on 11 September 1879, but Sandplace did not have a station until December 1881. A goods siding was provided a little distance south of the station but has been closed for many years.
Sandplace is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling
Community rail
The railway between Liskeard and Looe 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 "Looe Valley Line" name.
The "Polruan Country House Hotel" is included in the Looe Valley Line rail ale trail. This is one of the most difficult rail ale trail pubs to visit as it has very limited opening hours.
Services
All trains on the Liskeard to Looe "Looe Valley Line" stop at Sandplace on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. There is no Sunday service in the winter.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Causeland | Great Western Railway Looe Valley Line |
Looe | ||
References
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- Beale, Gerry (2000). The Liskeard and Looe Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-47-X.
- Bennett, Alan (1990). The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-11-5.
- Clinker, CR (1963). The Railways of Cornwall 1809 - 1963. Dawlish: David and Charles.
- Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke.
- MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
- Messenger, Michael (2001). Caradon & Looe : the canal, railways and mines. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-46-0.
- Tolson, JM; Roose, G; Whetmath, CFD (1974). Railways of Looe and Caradon. Bracknell: Forge Books.
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