Gunnislake railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Gunnislake


manager = First Great Western
code = GSL
locale = Gunnislake
borough = Caradon, Cornwall
latitude = 50.51600
longitude = -4.21929
lowusage0203 = 39,009
lowusage0405 = 37,190
lowusage0506 = 43,885
lowusage0607 = 43,676
platforms = 1

Gunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drakewalls and Albaston. It is the northern terminus of the Tamar Valley Line from Plymouth.

History

The RailGauge|42 gauge East Cornwall Mineral Railway was opened from the quay at Calstock to Kelly Bray on 8 May 1872. It was replaced by the present Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway route across Calstock Viaduct on 2 March 1908 which saw passenger trains introduced.

Gunnislake became a terminus on 7 November 1966, the service to Callington railway station having closed the previous Saturday. The original station was on the far side of the road but it has now been resited on the Calstock side which has allowed the low (12 feet – 3.6m) bridge to be demolished.

Description

There is a single platform – on the left of trains arriving from Plymouth. The station car park and bus interchange is situated immediately behind the platform.

ervices

Gunnislake is the terminus of Tamar Valley Line trains from Plymouth, which is typically a 45 minute journey. Connections with main line services can be made at Plymouth, although a small number of Tamar Valley services continue to or from Exeter St Davids.

Community railway

The railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Tamar Valley Line" name.

Six pubs in Gunnislake take part in the Tamar Valley Line rail ale trail, which is designed to promote the use of the line. The line is also part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network, with buses to Tavistock and Kit Hill meeting trains at Gunnislake.

References

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* Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership (2006), "Tamar Valley Line Rail Ale Trail"