2017

SX0152 : Cornish Main Line, St Austell

taken 7 years ago, near to St Austell, Cornwall, England

Cornish Main Line, St Austell
Cornish Main Line, St Austell
Cornish Main Line

The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in Cornwall. It runs from Penzance to Plymouth, crossing from Cornwall into Devon over the famous Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash.
It directly serves Truro, St Austell, Bodmin (by a Parkway station), and Liskeard, and it forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct line to London, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh. There are branches off the main line serving St Ives, Falmouth, Newquay, and Looe.
It is the southernmost railway line in the United Kingdom, and the westernmost in England. The line was fully completed in 1867.

St Austell Station

St Austell Station serves the town of St Austell, Cornwall. The station is operated by Great Western Railway.
The station is situated on the hillside just above the town. The main buildings were rebuilt in 2000 and face the town's bus station. A dedicated bus service, the Eden Branchline, runs from here to The Eden Project.
The station is served by both local and long-distance trains, including the Night Riviera sleeper service.
The station opened in 1859.

Signalboxes

Signalboxes are used in Britain to control the safe movement of trains across the railway network. Most are located either just outside stations or at junctions.
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SX0152, 297 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 0154 5259 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.3830N 4:47.4221W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 0159 5257
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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