Saltash railway station

Saltash
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Location
Place	Saltash
Local authority	Cornwall
Coordinates
Grid reference	SX431587
Operations
Station code	STS
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	27,197
2004/05	35,349
2005/06	32,185
2006/07	34,266
2007/08	32,062
2008/09	50,452
2009/10	49,578
2010/11	59,240
2011/12	76,000
2012/13	77,288
2013/14	73,764
History
Original company	Cornwall Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Opened	1859
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saltash from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Saltash railway station serves the town of Saltash in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south side of the town between the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar and Coombe Viaduct which spans a small tributary of the same river. The station is currently operated by Great Western Railway.

The platform nearest the town is served by trains to Plymouth; both platforms have step-free access.

History

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A plaque on the westbound platform commemorates the 125th anniversary opening of the Royal Albert Bridge on 2 May 1859

The station opened with the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859. It was described at the time as being "at the head of that town. It consists of an arrival and departure station, both being stone buildings, and possessing all requisite offices for the accommodation of the traffic. New and convenient approaches are likely to be made to that station by the corporation and the owners of adjoining property, which will prove a great public benefit."

A goods shed was opened early in 1863 and the station was rebuilt in 1880.

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 which was in turn privatised in the 1990s.

To counter competition from electric trams, the Great Western Railway opened several small station in Plymouth and began to operate an intensive service of local trains between Saltash, Plymouth and Plympton in July 1904. The services were vastly reduced after the Tamar road bridge opened in 1961.

It had been hoped to restore the buildings as a visitor centre for the Royal Albert Bridge, but they have now been sold to a property developer.

Services

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First Great Western 150247 calls with a Penzance to Newton Abbot local service.

Saltash is served by about half the Great Western Railway trains on the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth, including a few that run to or from London Paddington station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Budeaux Ferry Road		Great Western Railway Cornish Main Line		St Germans

External links

• Saltash Rail Users Group