Luxulyan railway station
Luxulyan Logsulyan  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Luxulyan, Cornwall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°23′24″N 4°44′53″W / 50.390°N 4.748°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX047581 | ||||
| Manager | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LUX[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Cornwall Minerals Ry | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 1876 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  744 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,696 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2,522 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2,660 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 3,196 | ||||
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Luxulyan railway station (Cornish: Logsulyan) serves the civil parish and village of Luxulyan in mid-Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 285 miles 78 chains (285.98 miles, 460.23 km) measured from the zero point at London Paddington (via Box and Plymouth Millbay).[2] Great Western Railway manage the station and operates all the trains that call.
History
The first railway at Luxulyan was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to Molinnis which was built by Joseph Treffry, opening between 1844 and 1847. It climbed up the side of the Luxulyan Valley on a cable-worked incline and then crossed it on the Treffry Viaduct.[3]
On 1 June 1874 a new line was opened by the Cornwall Minerals Railway.[4] Running from Fowey to Newquay, it bypassed the incline, instead passing beneath the Treffry Viaduct and entering Luxulyan through the 50 yards (46 m) Luxulyan Tunnel.[4] A passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876.[4] It was originally known as Luxulyan Bridges, but changed to the current name in 1905.[5]
Facilities
There is a single platform on the east side of the track which has a shelter and seats. At the southern end of this is the car park which connects to a small lane that leads to the village's main road. The station has a solar powered help point which allows waiting people to find out when the next trains will arrive.[6]
Services
Luxulyan is a request stop on the line, so passengers wishing to alight must inform the conductor and passengers wishing to join the train must signal to the driver.[7] The typical service is one train every two hours in each direction between Par and Newquay.[7]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bugle towards Newquay |
Great Western Railway | Par Terminus | ||
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 as the 'Atlantic Coast Line'.[8]
Passenger volume
| 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 | 791 | 1,160 | 1,252 | 922 | 1,210 | 1,372 | 1,420 | 1,836 | 1,428 | 1,654 | 2,170 | 1,874 | 2,404 | 2,394 | 1,770 | 1,470 | 744 | 1,696 | 2,522 | 2,660 | 3,196 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
References
- ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 10B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
- ↑ Vaughan 1991, pp. 9–13.
- 1 2 3 Wills 2014, p. 43.
- ↑ Quick 2023, p. 300.
- ↑ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Luxulyan". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- 1 2 eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 143 (Network Rail)
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Line". Great Scenic Railways. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
Bibliography
- Bennett, Alan (1988). The Great Western Railway in Mid Cornwall. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Publications. ISBN 0-946184-53-4.
- Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke.
- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- Vaughan, John (1991). The Newquay Branch and its Branches. Sparkford: Haynes/Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-470-5.
- Wills, Dixe (2014). Tiny Stations (Paperback, 1st reprint ed.). Basingstoke: AA Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7495-7732-2.
External links
- Train times and station information for Luxulyan railway station from National Rail
- LuxSoft: Derailment of a High Speed Train in the Valley