Sandplace railway station
Sandplace Tewesva  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sandplace, Cornwall England |
| Coordinates | 50°23′14″N 4°27′53″W / 50.3872°N 4.46481°W |
| Grid reference | SX248570 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SDP |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1881 | opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  1,274 |
| 2019/20 |  1,302 |
| 2020/21 | 828 |
| 2021/22 | 1,316 |
| 2022/23 | 1,154 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Sandplace railway station (Cornish: Tewesva[1]) is an intermediate station on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The station serves the hamlet of Sandplace and is 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Liskeard.
The single platform is on the left of trains arriving from Liskeard.
History[edit]
The Liskeard and Looe Railway was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic; passenger trains started on 11 September 1879, but Sandplace did not have a station until December 1881. A goods siding was provided a little distance south of the station but has been closed for many years.
Facilities[edit]
The only facilities provided at the station are a small waiting shelter, a bench and an information board, with timetable posters. There are no ticket buying facilities, so passengers have to buy a ticket in advance or from the guard on the train.[2]
Services[edit]
All trains on the "Looe Valley Line" from Liskeard to Looe stop at Sandplace on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. There is no Sunday service in the winter.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causeland | Great Western Railway Looe Valley Line |
Looe | ||
Community rail[edit]
The railway between Liskeard and Looe is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Looe Valley Line" name.
The "Polraen Country House Hotel" is included in the Looe Valley Line rail ale trail. This is one of the most difficult rail ale trail pubs to visit as it has very limited opening hours.[may be outdated as of March 2022]
Cultural References[edit]
Sandplace is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling.
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". www.magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Looe Valley Line - John Luxton". www.jhluxton.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
Bibliography[edit]
- Beale, Gerry (2000). The Liskeard and Looe Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-47-X.
- Bennett, Alan (1990). The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-11-5.
- Clinker, CR (1963). The Railways of Cornwall 1809 - 1963. Dawlish: David and Charles.
- Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke.
- MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
- Messenger, Michael (2001). Caradon & Looe : the canal, railways and mines. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-46-0.
- Tolson, JM; Roose, G; Whetmath, CFD (1974). Railways of Looe and Caradon. Bracknell: Forge Books.
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