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Padstow
(1899 - 1967)
The North Cornwall Railway line arrived in Padstow with its official opening on March 23 1899; which was celebrated by crowds of local residents who gathered at the station to greet the first train.
A brass band was also on hand and played 'See, the conquering hero comes’ and the first passenger trains began four days later on March 27 1899
The new station had a single platform 300ft in length, with a building on the down side which was constructed to a standard design found at many stations on the NC Railway. It incorporated the stationmaster's house and station offices. The single-storey office range was on the north side of the house and was of similar construction with a slate roof. The office included the booking office, parcel office and porters' room and general waiting room with a ladies’ and gents' waiting rooms on the lower floor of the house
At the rear of the platform was a small goods dock with cattle pens and a large timber fish shed, 160ft in length, was provided opposite the passenger platform alongside the dock. This allowed fish to be unloaded from boats into the shed for auctioning and then packing and loading directly onto trains
The station's heyday was in the early 1920s when it saw substantial passenger traffic in the form of holidaymakers and day trippers to the coast. There were two types of passenger train service throughout the life of Padstow Station with through trains to Okehampton, Exeter and London Waterloo and local trains to Wadebridge and Bodmin North
Declining fish traffic in the 1950s saw the severing of the siding serving the fish shed and closure started in 1964 with the withdrawal of goods traffic from September 7. The final trains to Padstow were on the January 28 1967 and the line officially closed two days later. The track was lifted in early 1968, and within a few years the trackbed of the station was being used for car parking
The trackbed leading into Padstow now forms part of the Camel Trail, a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
The new station had a single platform 300ft in length, with a building on the down side which was constructed to a standard design found at many stations on the NC Railway. It incorporated the stationmaster's house and station offices. The single-storey office range was on the north side of the house and was of similar construction with a slate roof. The office included the booking office, parcel office and porters' room and general waiting room with a ladies’ and gents' waiting rooms on the lower floor of the house
At the rear of the platform was a small goods dock with cattle pens and a large timber fish shed, 160ft in length, was provided opposite the passenger platform alongside the dock. This allowed fish to be unloaded from boats into the shed for auctioning and then packing and loading directly onto trains
The station's heyday was in the early 1920s when it saw substantial passenger traffic in the form of holidaymakers and day trippers to the coast. There were two types of passenger train service throughout the life of Padstow Station with through trains to Okehampton, Exeter and London Waterloo and local trains to Wadebridge and Bodmin North
Declining fish traffic in the 1950s saw the severing of the siding serving the fish shed and closure started in 1964 with the withdrawal of goods traffic from September 7. The final trains to Padstow were on the January 28 1967 and the line officially closed two days later. The track was lifted in early 1968, and within a few years the trackbed of the station was being used for car parking
The trackbed leading into Padstow now forms part of the Camel Trail, a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
