Par railway station
Railway station in Cornwall, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Par railway station (Cornish: Porth) serves the villages of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The station is 281 miles 66 chains (281.82 mi; 453.6 km) from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.[1] It is the junction for the Atlantic Coast Line to Newquay.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Par, Cornwall England | ||||
Coordinates | 50.355°N 4.705°W / 50.355; -4.705 | ||||
Grid reference | SX077541 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PAR | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cornwall Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1859 | Opened | ||||
1879 | Line to Newquay opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.195 million | ||||
Interchange | 80,750 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.200 million | ||||
Interchange | 76,984 | ||||
2020/21 | 68,660 | ||||
Interchange | 26,626 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.183 million | ||||
Interchange | 85,334 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.195 million | ||||
Interchange | 106,235 | ||||
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The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which operates the train services along with CrossCountry.