Lelant railway station
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History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from St Erth to St Ives. No goods sidings were ever provided at the station, but a line was laid from the station out to sidings on Lelant Wharf where traffic could be transferred between railway wagons and boats. The St Ives branch was laid using Template:RailGauge broad gauge, but in October 1888 a third rail was added to the line from St Erth to allow Template:RailGauge standard gauge goods trains to reach the wharf. The last broad gauge train ran on Friday 20 May 1892; since the following Monday all trains have been standard gauge.[1]
Goods traffic was withdrawn in May 1956[2] and the station is now unstaffed. The original wooden station building is now a private dwelling and has been extended in a sympathetic style. The village is at the top of the road that climbs the hill opposite the station entrance. The Old Station house was renovated in July 2009Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and serves cream teas. A level crossing at the St Erth end of the platform gave access to a slipway with the crossing gates hung on granite pillars in the local style. Three of these pillars still stand by the line.
In 2022, the platform was extended by Script error: No such module "convert". to allow it to accommodate trains with five carriages.[3]
Description
The station is Script error: No such module "convert". north of St Erth and faces the Hayle Estuary. There is just a single platform, which is on the left of trains arriving from St Erth.[4]
Limited car parking is available, adjacent to the platform. The village is at the top of the road that climbs the hill opposite the station entrance.
Services
The station has an irregular service of up to 13 trains per day in each direction. These call only on request which means passengers wanting to join the train need to signal to the driver, and those who wish to alight need to inform the conductor.[5]
Cultural references
In the book, "Tiny Stations", Lelant is the first station Dixe Wills visits on his tour of UK request stops.
References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Lelant railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations on the South West Coast Path
- Railway stations in Cornwall
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
- Railway request stops in Great Britain
- DfT Category F2 stations