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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 Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a 6 miles 12 chains (9.9 km) heritage railway at Bodmin in Cornwall, England. Its headquarters are at Bodmin General railway station and it connects with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway. The original line was opened in 1887 and 1888. Passenger trains were withdrawn in 1967 and freight traffic in 1983.
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 ...
The Bodmin & Wenford Railway, a heritage railway, uses Bodmin General as its principal station. Services run to both Bodmin Parkway and to Boscarne Junction; the junction between these two lines is just outside the station which is a terminus. In February 2020, a second platform was opened.
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.
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.
Boscarne Junction railway station (Cornish: Kemper Boskarn) is a railway station on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and is its current terminus of the railway. It is adjacent to the Camel Trail , a long-distance footpath and cycle trail.