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Praze railway station

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One of two sets of abutments that carried the railway near Praze

Praze railway station was built near the village of Praze-An-Beeble, Cornwall, England, on the Helston Railway.[1]

The station is between Gwinear Road and Nancegollan.

Since closure a house has been built on the site of the station, and the girder road bridges have been dismantled.[2]

The only sign of a station in the village is the road name "Station Hill".[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gwinear Road   Great Western Railway
Helston Railway
  Nancegollan

Description

On the platform there was: a stone built building, a corrugated iron shelter and a water tower.[4][failed verification] Next to the single running line there was a passing loop, but towards the demise of the line it was shortened to a siding facing Gwinear Road station.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Helston Branch". Cornwall Railway Society. Retrieved 22 February 2017. Includes several photos of the station on 3 November 1962
  2. ^ "History of the Line". Helston Railwasy Preservation Society. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Google maps serch". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Cornwall Railway Society photo". Retrieved 22 February 2017.