Perranwell railway station
Perranwell Fentenberan  | |||||
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 Looking towards Truro in 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Perranarworthal, Cornwall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°13′01″N 5°06′43″W / 50.217°N 5.112°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SW780398 | ||||
| Manager | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PRW[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Cornwall Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| Opened as 'Perran' | 24 August 1863 | ||||
| Renamed 'Perranwell' | 19 February 1864 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  10,718 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  29,566 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 31,926 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 35,502 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 41,538 | ||||
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Perranwell station (Cornish: Fentenberan) is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Penryn in Cornwall, England, 304 miles 78 chains (490.8 km) from London Paddington, measured via Box.[2] The station and the services are operated by Great Western Railway.
History
The station was opened as 'Perran' on 24 August 1863 when the Cornwall Railway opened the line from Truro to Falmouth. It was renamed 'Perranwell' on 19 February 1864 to avoid confusion with nearby Penryn.[3][4]
There were originally two platforms either side of a passing loop, and a goods shed with several sidings to south, one of which was equipped with a two-ton crane. The yard was able to accommodate live stock and most types of goods. The signal box was very distinctive, being sited on girders above the track alongside the goods shed.[5][6] It was removed in the 1960s, at the same time as the goods sidings.[7]
A GWR camp coach was sited at the station from 1936 to 1939,[8] and the Western Region also provided one from 1952 to 1964.[9]
The Cornwall Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1889. The Great Western Railway was nationalised into British Railways from 1 January 1948, and was privatised in the 1990s.
The goods shed still stands in the forecourt despite goods traffic ceasing on 4 January 1965. A drinking fountain on the platform is a reminder of more important days, although it is no longer in use.[7]
A short distance on either side of the station, valleys had to be crossed on lofty timber viaducts. To the north, Carnon viaduct crossed 96 feet (29 m) above the Carnon River valley and the Redruth and Chasewater Railway. In the other direction, trains crossed the smaller Perran Viaduct, which was 56 feet (17 m) high and 339 feet (103 m) long.
Facilities
There is one platform with level access from the car park, and a ticket machine, information boards and a waiting shelter on the platform.[10]
Services
A new loop at Penryn allowed the services frequency on the Maritime Line to be doubled from 17 May 2009,[11] giving up to a half-hourly service. However, when two trains are operating, only alternate services call at Perranwell.[12]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penryn towards Falmouth Docks |
Great Western Railway | Truro Terminus | ||
Community Rail
The railway from Truro to Falmouth is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted as the 'Maritime Line'.[13]
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 | 9,936 | 9,545 | 10,489 | 9,842 | 12,880 | 17,658 | 21,454 | 27,030 | 27,478 | 28,842 | 35,646 | 30,530 | 34,652 | 31,504 | 31,920 | 33,168 | 10,718 | 29,566 | 31,926 | 35,502 | 41,538 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
References
- ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2023). Railway Track Diagrams; 3: Western & Wales (7th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 11. ISBN 978 1999627164.
- ↑ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 360. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ↑ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- ↑ "Perranwell station on OS 25 inch map Cornwall LXIV.10 (Gwennap; Mylor; Perranarworthal)". National Library of Scotland. 1907. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 431. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- 1 2 Wills 2014, p. 35.
- ↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ↑ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. pp. 80 & 95. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- ↑ "Perranwell train station | Departures, arrivals and tickets | GWR". www.gwr.com. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "It's the final countdown to extra rail services on Falmouth branchline". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Truro to Falmouth: The Maritime Line (Timetable K4)" (PDF). Great Western Railway. May 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Department for Transport, Rail Group (2006), Route prospectus for the … The Maritime Line
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
Bibliography
External links
- Train times and station information for Perranwell railway station from National Rail