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Wadebridge
(1834 - 1888 1888 - 1967)
Wadebridge railway station was on the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, in Cornwall opening in 1834 to transport goods between the market town of Wadebridge and inland farming and mining areas.
The railway was built to take stone from local quarries towards the coast, as well as sand dredged from the River Camel to be used to improve the heavy local soil
The single platform and engine shed were on the town side of the line and towards Bodmin, the railway ran along the valley floor, on the south side of the Camel valley
This station remained in use until September 3 1888 when the railway closed so that the track, still laid on the granite blocks used in its construction in 1834, could be relaid using the more usual wooden sleepers
The new station was built slightly nearer to Bodmin, with a single, long platform contained the buildings that still exist: a one-storey station building incorporating a ticket office and waiting rooms, and a goods shed
In 1899, construction works commenced on the westward extension of the North Cornwall Line towards Padstow and in order to accommodate the extra traffic , an island platform was added and was accessed by a wooden lattice footbridge situated towards the Down (Padstow) end of the station. A waiting room and a generous canopy were also installed
In 1907, major alterations were made to Wadebridge station with the line towards Bodmin, doubled
The North Cornwall line closed on October 1 1966 and Wadebridge station, along with the line from Bodmin, closed to passengers on January 30 1967 and the track to Padstow was lifted
The main station building, granite with slate tiles, still stands as the Betjeman Centre. Similarly the original part of the goods shed is in use as a youth club and the engine shed area is now a housing estate, and the sand dock is now a Co-op store
The single platform and engine shed were on the town side of the line and towards Bodmin, the railway ran along the valley floor, on the south side of the Camel valley
This station remained in use until September 3 1888 when the railway closed so that the track, still laid on the granite blocks used in its construction in 1834, could be relaid using the more usual wooden sleepers
The new station was built slightly nearer to Bodmin, with a single, long platform contained the buildings that still exist: a one-storey station building incorporating a ticket office and waiting rooms, and a goods shed
In 1899, construction works commenced on the westward extension of the North Cornwall Line towards Padstow and in order to accommodate the extra traffic , an island platform was added and was accessed by a wooden lattice footbridge situated towards the Down (Padstow) end of the station. A waiting room and a generous canopy were also installed
In 1907, major alterations were made to Wadebridge station with the line towards Bodmin, doubled
The North Cornwall line closed on October 1 1966 and Wadebridge station, along with the line from Bodmin, closed to passengers on January 30 1967 and the track to Padstow was lifted
The main station building, granite with slate tiles, still stands as the Betjeman Centre. Similarly the original part of the goods shed is in use as a youth club and the engine shed area is now a housing estate, and the sand dock is now a Co-op store
