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Bodmin Parkway railway station is on the Cornish Main Line that serves the nearby town of Bodmin and other parts of mid-Cornwall, England.It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of the town of Bodmin in the civil parish of St Winnow, 274 miles 3 chains (274.04 mi; 441.0 km) from London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. [1]
In addition, integrated bus services operate from Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow; from St Austell to the Eden Project; and from Redruth to Helston and RNAS Culdrose. The route has a large number of viaducts, but the most significant structure is the Royal Albert Bridge [4] which crosses the River Tamar at Saltash.
The "Plus Bus" scheme allows through ticketing between trains and buses in many towns. Attractions and towns not on the current rail network are served by buses from stations such as Bodmin Parkway, St Austell, Redruth, St Ives and Penzance.
Route Notes Benny Halt – – 1974 Lappa Valley Steam Railway: Bodmin General: 1887 1967 1987 Bodmin and Wenford Railway [6] Bodmin Parkway: 1859 – 1990 Bodmin and Wenford Railway: Known as Bodmin Road until 1983. [8] Boscarne Junction: 1964 1966 1996 Bodmin and Wenford Railway: Original platform was on a different site adjacent to the ...
It was renamed 'Bodmin Parkway' in 1983. Trains to Bodmin depart from their own platform on the north side of the station. A siding at the west end connects the Bodmin line with the main line, movements being controlled from a ground frame. [18] Just outside the station the Bodmin line crosses the River Fowey on a 79 yd (72 m) viaduct. [17]
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Padstow is served by bus services 56 from Newquay and 11/11A from Plymouth which also serves Bodmin Parkway as noted above. Both are operated by Go Cornwall Bus and run hourly Monday to Saturday, less frequent on Sundays and Bank Holidays. There is also the Atlantic Coaster from Newquay, run with open top buses and provided by First Kernow.
Bodmin Parkway railway station – once known as Bodmin Road – is a principal calling point on the Cornish Main Line about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of the town centre. Buses to central Bodmin, Wadebridge, Padstow, Rock, Polzeath, Port Isaac and Camelford depart from outside the station entrance.