Keyham railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox station Keyham railway station is a suburban station in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is Template:Convert from Template:Stn via Box and Plymouth Millbay. The station is close to the Devonport dockyard.

History

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Keyham railway station from a Gunnislake-bound train in 1970.

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1900. The goods facilities were used for marshalling trains to and from the Cornwall Railway branch into the naval dockyard, opened on 20 June 1867, which enters the dockyard between the station and Weston Mill viaduct.

The Cornwall Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1889.

On 19 July 1965, Keyham Station was closed to goods traffic, with the siding to the goods shed taken out of use on 22 April 1966. On 19 May 1969 the station was reduced to an unstaffed halt.

The station was the most westard point which a GWR King class locomotive was permitted to operate.

Platform layout

The entrance is on the down platform, served by trains to Gunnislake and Cornwall. The up platform, reached by a footbridge, is served by trains to Plymouth.

Services

Keyham is served by Tamar Valley Line services from Plymouth to Gunnislake, and by a few trains on the Cornish Main Line to and from Penzance, some of which continue eastwards towards Exeter St Davids.

Community railway

The railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake—which passes through Keyham—is designated as the "Tamar Valley Line" community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. It is part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network of integrated bus and rail routes.Template:Current event inline