Luxulyan railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Luxulyan


manager = First Great Western
locale = Luxulyan
borough = Restormel, Cornwall
latitude = 50.3903
longitude = -4.74799
code = LUX
original = Cornwall Minerals Ry
pregroup = Great Western Railway
postgroup = Great Western Railway
years = 1876
events = opened
platforms = 1
lowuasge0203 = 1,005
lowusage0405 = 791
lowusage0506 = 1,160
lowusage0607 = 1,252

Luxulyan railway station is located in the parish of Luxulyan in the borough of Restormel, central Cornwall, England. It is one of the stations on the Atlantic Coast Line.

History

The first railway at Luxulyan was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to Molinnis which was built by Joseph Treffry, opening on 18 May 1847. It climbed up the side of the Luxulyan Valley on a cable-worked incline and then crossed it on the Treffry Viaduct.

On 1 June 1874 a new line was opened by the Cornwall Minerals Railway. Running from Fowey to Newquay, it bypassed the incline, instead passing beneath the Treffry Viaduct and entering Luxulyan through the 50 yard (46m) Luxulyan Tunnel. The tramway was retained from Luxulyan over the Treffry Viaduct to a quarry at Colcerrow until about 1933.

A passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876 when a station was provided at Bridges, which was renamed "Luxulyan" 1 May 1905. The passing loop was lengthened in 1910 and again on 10 May 1936. The two original platforms were replaced by an island platform between the tracks as part of the 1910 alterations. A camping coach was kept in the goods yard for several years for hiring out to tourists who arrived by train.

A new siding to serve the Treskilling China Clay Works was opened in 1916. The survived until 1975 but the public goods yard closed on 27 September 1964, as did the connection to the stub of the Colcerrow branch east of the station. The passing loop and the second platform face were taken out of use at the same time.

Description

The single platform is on the right for trains arriving from Par. Access is on a path from road which crosses the line on a wide bridge at the east end of the station.

ervices

Trains on the Par to Newquay branch line stop at Luxulyan 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. Passengers can change at Par for services on the Cornish Main Line, however a few branch line services run through from and to Plymouth.

On peak summer Saturdays there is no service as the line is worked to capacity by long-distance trains bringing holidaymakers to Newquay. There is no Sunday service in the winter.

Community rail

The trains between Par and Newquay are designated as a community rail service and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Atlantic Coast Line" name.

The Kings Arms pub in Luxulyan is part of the Atlantic Coast Line rail ale trail.

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