Truro
Location type
StationName and dates
TruroStation code: TRU National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the Cornwall Railway.
| Nearby stations Truro Road Truro Newham Perranwell Chacewater Probus and Ladock Platform Mithian Halt Mount Hawke Halt Goonhavern Halt Scorner Shepherds Goonbell Halt Mitchell and Newlyn Halt St Agnes Newlyn Downs Halt Perranporth | Carvedras Viaduct Higher Town Tunnel Truro Viaduct Penwithers Junction Penwithers Viaduct Buckshead Tunnel Sparrick Tunnel Polperro Tunnel Wheal Jane Tregeagle Viaduct Carnon Old Viaduct Carnon New Viaduct Bissoe Tregurno Viaduct Tourist/other River Falmouth |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1859 | Cornwall Railway Line opened from Cornwall Junction (near Plymouth [Millbay]) to Truro as Broad Gauge. Stations opened at Devonport, Saltash, St Germans, Menheniot, Liskeard, Respryn, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Grampound Road, Truro. Truro to Penwithers Junction (to connect with the West Cornwall Railway) opened as Standard Gauge. |
| / /1863 | West Cornwall Railway Truro Newham closed to passengers. (Cornwall Railway opened as Standard Gauge 1859, Penwithers Junction to Truro converted to Mixed Gauge 1863.) |
| / /1863 | Cornwall Railway Extended from Penwithers Junction to Falmouth [1st] . Truro to Penwithers Junction converted to Mixed Gauge and extension built as Broad Gauge. Stations opened at Perran, Penryn, Falmouth [1st] . |
News items
| 08/09/2023 | Signal upgrade set to modernise Cornwall's railway [Network Rail] |
| 19/01/2023 | Levelling up funding projects announced for Cornwall and Devon [BBC News] |
