Causeland railway station

Causeland

Tir an Bughes
National Rail
General information
LocationCauseland, Cornwall
England
Coordinates50°24′21″N 4°27′59″W / 50.40580°N 4.46640°W / 50.40580; -4.46640
Grid referenceSX248591
ManagerGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCAU[1]
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1879opened
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 504
2021/22Increase 2,040
2022/23Decrease 1,588
2023/24Increase 1,800
2024/25Increase 2,108
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Causeland railway station (Cornish: Tir an Bughes) is an intermediate station 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Liskeard on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which serves the hamlet of Causeland. It is sited 3 miles 58 chains (6.0 km) from the terminus of the line at Looe, and is between St Keyne Wishing Well Halt and Sandplace.[2]

History

The Liskeard and Looe Railway through the site was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic, and passenger trains started from the station on 11 September 1879.[3] The railway in those days connected with the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Moorswater, and Causeland was the only other station apart from Looe.

In December 1881 Causeland was closed and a new station, intended as a replacement, opened a little further down the valley at Sandplace. Causeland was reopened in June 1888 as a result of public pressure.[3] The suffix 'halt' was used sporadically throughout the 20th century.[3]

Services after dusk were suspended due to lack of platform lighting around 1992.[4] New lighting was installed in the early 21st century.[5]

Facilities

Very few facilities are provided at Causeland, consisting of a simple waiting shelter, an information board and a payphone.[6]

Passenger volume

Passenger volume at Causeland[7]
2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Entries and exits 2,281 2,671 3,035 3,471 4,014 3,652 2,674 3,366 2,544 2,198 2,094 1,976 1,736 1,834 1,620 1,336 504 2,040 1,588 1,800 2,108

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

All trains on the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe stop at Causeland on request: 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 are 10 trains each way on weekdays and Saturdays, and 8 on Sundays. There is no Sunday service in the winter.[8]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
towards Liskeard
 Great Western Railway Sandplace
towards Looe

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.[9]

Cultural references

Causeland is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling.

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2023). Railway Track Diagrams; 3: Western & Wales (7th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 10. ISBN 978 1999627164.
  3. 1 2 3 Quick 2023, p. 124.
  4. ↑ Johnston, Howard (January–February 2022). "Regional News". Rail (magazine). No. 949. pp. 28–29.
  5. ↑ "Wessex Trains: 2001-2006" (PDF). remedymedia.co.uk. Wessex Trains. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 141 (Network Rail)
  9. ↑ "Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership". Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 13 August 2026.

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