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. It is the penultimate station on the line, between St Ives and Lelant, and is sited from London Paddington, measured via St Erth, Plymouth Millbay and Box.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from to . The location of the station proved popular with visitors and the small farms around Wheal Providence mine expanded to become the village of Carbis Bay, named after the station. The station buildings were at the top of the shallow cutting in which the station is built. 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.
Goods traffic was withdrawn in May 1956.
In June 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Network Rail Chairman Peter Hendy unveiled a station sign, made of old railway sleepers, stones and seashells, as the 47th G7 summit took place in Carbis Bay.
Carbis Viaduct
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 arches, giving a total length of ; it is high.
Facilities There is a small car park at the station entrance but a larger one is available a short distance away. The station has cycle stands, benches and help points. As the station is unstaffed, and there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Carbis Bay2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits66,29823,7376,3478,2088,4547,98055,334206,738198,734203,782231,800191,408195,124234,668227,854212,354111,158230,256226,768256,874276,938 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services All trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Most run between and half hourly, but some are extended through to .eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 146 (Network Rail)
Community rail The station, along with the others on the line, is part of the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership.
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