Carbis Bay railway station

Railway station in Cornwall, England

Carbis Bay

General information
Location| Carbis Bay, Cornwall
England
Coordinates| 50°11′49″N 5°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿50.197°N 5.464°W﻿ / 50.197; -5.464
Grid reference| SW528387
Managed by| Great Western Railway
Platforms| 1
Other information
Station code| CBB
Classification| DfT category F2
History
Original company| Great Western Railway
Key dates
Opened| 1877
Passengers
2019/20|  0.212 million
2020/21|  0.111 million
2021/22|  0.230 million
2022/23|  0.227 million
2023/24|  0.257 million

Location

Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Carbis Bay railway station is on the St Ives Bay Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and serves the village and beach of Carbis Bay, a community that only adopted this name after the arrival of the railway in 1877. Carbis Viaduct is situated on the St Ives (west) side of the station.

## History

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The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from St Erth to St Ives. The railway needed a viaduct to cross the small valley that carried Carbis Water down to the Baripper Cove. It was decided to build a station on the east side of the valley and call it Carbis Bay. The location proved popular with visitors and the small farms around Wheal Providence mine expanded to become the village of Carbis Bay, named after the station.[1] The station buildings were at the top of the shallow cutting in which the station is built.[2] Goods traffic was withdrawn in May 1956.[3]

### Stationmasters

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In 1899, the former station master Richard James was sentenced to 14 days in Bodmin prison for begging after he had got into difficulty through drink and being found begging for alms.[4]

* John Tyack until 1885[5]
* Edward Ward until 1888
* J.C. Richards until 1895[6] (afterwards station master at Marazion)
* John Mann from 1895[7]
* Richard James until 1898
* Josiah Martin 1898 - 1907[8] (afterwards station master at Lelant)
* William Henry Pill 1907 - 1920[9]
* E.A. Knight 1920 - 1924[10] (formerly station master at Brixton Road, afterwards station master at Drinnick Mill)
* Mr. Roberts 1924 - 1926[11]
* Henry White George ca. 1930 - 1931[12] (also station master at Lelant)
* W. Harris 1931 - 1933[13] (formerly station master at Mary Tavy, afterwards station master at St. Agnes)

## Description

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The station is 3 miles (4.8 km) from St Erth. There is a single platform situated in a shallow cutting north of the road that leads down to the beach. It is on the left of trains arriving from St Erth. There is a small car park at the station entrance but a larger one is available a short distance away by the beach.

## Services

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All trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Most run between St Ives and St Erth half hourly, but some are extended through to Penzance.[14]

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

|
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St Ives

Terminus

|  | Great Western Railway

St Ives Bay Line

|  | Lelant

towards St Erth

## Carbis Viaduct

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Carbis Viaduct looking north

Carbis Viaduct is a short distance beyond the station towards St Ives. It is built of granite from a nearby quarry at Towednack and has three piers supporting four 40 feet (12 m) arches, giving a total length of 78 yards (71 m); it is 78 feet (24 m) high.[2][15]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carbis Bay railway station.

1. ^ Bray, Lena; Bray, Donald (1992) [1981]. St Ives Heritage (Second ed.). Devoran: Landfall Publications. ISBN 1-873443-06-4.
2. ^ a b Bennett, Alan (1990) [1988]. The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall (2 ed.). Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-12-3.
3. ^ Jenkins, Stanley C (1992). "the St Ives Branch". Great Western Railway Journal (Cornish Special Issue). Wild Swan Publications Ltd: 2–34.
4. ^ "From Station Master to Tramp". Royal Cornwall Gazette. England. 27 July 1899. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Carbis Bay". Cornishman. England. 22 January 1885. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "Local News". Cornishman. England. 24 January 1895. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Local News". Cornubian and Redruth Times. England. 25 January 1895. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "Carbis Bay". Cornishman. England. 28 November 1907. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "St Ives". Cornishman. England. 14 July 1920. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ "Yardmaster Knight". Western Morning News. England. 7 July 1950. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ "Carbis Bay". Cornishman. England. 3 February 1926. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. ^ "The late Mr. H.W. George". Cornishman. England. 9 July 1931. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. ^ "Plymouthian's Promotion to G.W.R. Inspector". Western Morning News. England. 14 November 1933. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ Table 144 National Rail timetable, May 2016
15. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Bradford-on-Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.

This station offers access to the South West Coast Path

Distance to path  | 50 yards (46 m)
Next station anticlockwise | St Ives 1 mile (2 km)
Next station clockwise | Lelant 2 miles (3 km)

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Railway stations in Cornwall

| Cornish Main Line
(Penzance to Plymouth)|

* Penzance
* St Erth
* Hayle
* Camborne
* Redruth
* Truro
* St Austell
* Par
* Lostwithiel
* Bodmin Parkway
* Liskeard
* Menheniot
* St Germans
* Saltash

|

St Ives Bay Line
(St Erth to St Ives)|

* St Erth
* Lelant Saltings
* Lelant
* Carbis Bay
* St Ives

Maritime Line
(Truro to Falmouth)|

* Truro
* Perranwell
* Penryn
* Penmere
* Falmouth Town
* Falmouth Docks

Atlantic Coast line
(Par to Newquay)|

* Par
* Luxulyan
* Bugle
* Roche
* St Columb Road
* Quintrell Downs
* Newquay

Looe Valley Line
(Liskeard to Looe)|

* Liskeard
* Coombe Junction Halt
* St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
* Causeland
* Sandplace
* Looe

Tamar Valley Line
(Gunnislake to Plymouth)|

* Gunnislake
* Calstock

Heritage railways

Bodmin & Wenford|

* Bodmin Parkway
* Colesloggett Halt
* Bodmin General
* Boscarne Junction
* Nanstallon Halt (proposed)
* Grogley Halt (proposed)
* Wadebridge (proposed)

Helston Railway|

* Nancegollan (proposed)
* Trevarno
* Truthall Halt

Launceston Steam Railway|

* Launceston
* Hunts Crossing
* Canna Park
* Newmills

## External links

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*   * Train times and station information for Carbis Bay railway station from National Rail

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