Penzance
Location type
StationName and dates
Penzance (1852-)Station code: PNZ National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the West Cornwall Railway.
Description
This four platform station is a terminus. A trainshed covers platforms 1 to 3.
Tags
Terminus station
| Nearby stations Marazion St Erth Lelant Saltings Carbis Bay Lelant St Ives [Cornwall] Hayle [1st] St Ives [Cornwall] [1st] Hayle Copperhouse Halt Copperhouse Angarrack [2nd] Angarrack [1st] Gwinear Gwinear Road | Ponsondane Freight Depot Long Rock Depot Penlee Quarry Carbis Bay Viaduct St Ives Viaduct St Ives Shed Iron Foundry Hayle Viaduct Hayle Wharf Greevor Tin Mine Pentowan Calcinating Works Parknoweth Mine Wheal Drea Mine Lower Boscean Mine Tourist/other Tregenna Castle Hotel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1852 | West Cornwall Railway Truro Road to Penzance opened, including a portion of the Hayle Railway from Redruth Junction to west of Gwinear Road. Stations opened at Truro Road, Chacewater, Scorrier Gate, Redruth, Angarrack [2nd], Hayle, St Ives Road, Marazion Road, Penzance. |
| 06/07/1978 | Bristol and Exeter Railway 12 passengers killed in a fire on a Penzance to London Paddington sleeper train. |
