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Encyclopedia > St Ives Bay Line
St Ives Bay Line
Principal stations (from south to north)

Penzance
St Erth
(for Cornish Main Line)
Lelant Saltings
Lelant
Carbis Bay
St Ives Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ...

The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. It was opened in 1877 by the St Ives Branch Railway, and subsumed into the Great Western Railway the following year. It was the last broad gauge railway to be built in Britain, and was converted to standard gauge in 1892. In 1979 a new station, Lelant Saltings, was opened between Lelant and St Erth. St Erth stands at the old crossing point of the river Hayle, in the west of Cornwall. ... St Ives harbour St Ives is a seaside town in Cornwall, England, north of Penzance, and west of Camborne. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is a county of England, the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ... Bristol Temple Meads railway station, the original terminus at Bristol. ... Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this was a new type of gauge for railway tracks. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... St Erth stands at the old crossing point of the river Hayle, in the west of Cornwall. ...


The stations on the route are listed below.

The line diverges from the Penzance-London Paddington main line at St Erth. The branch line is single track for its duration, and follows the coast for much of its length, making it one of the most picturesque railways in England. In recent years, due to heavy traffic congestion in St Ives, the railway has been promoted as a park and ride for visitors to the town, with the construction of new facilities at Lelant Saltings, close to the A30 trunk road. St Erth stands at the old crossing point of the river Hayle, in the west of Cornwall. ... Carbis Bay is a bay, beach and village near St. ... St Ives harbour St Ives is a seaside town in Cornwall, England, north of Penzance, and west of Camborne. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... a park-and-ride bus in Oxford Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to drive short distances in their personal automobiles to catch a ride on a bus or railroad system (usually classified as light rail or the heavier commuter rail). ... The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London right down to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland England (though not Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ... A trunk road or strategic road is a major road, usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports etc, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. ...


Passenger services are currently operated by Wessex Trains. Some trains operate to and from Penzance, and in the summer months when traffic levels are high, most trains are increased in length. Categories: Rail stubs | British railway companies ... Location within the British Isles. ...


External Links

  • Great Scenic Railways of Devon and Cornwall. (http://www.carfreedaysout.com/)

Railway lines in Great Britain: Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...

High-speed main lines:

Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Channel Tunnel Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ... Channel Tunnel in cross section The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50km long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England...

'Classic' main lines:

Cross-Country - East Coast - Great Eastern - Great Western - Midland - West Coast The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ... The WCML at Rugby The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...

Other main lines:

Brighton - Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - Highland - Kent Coast - London, Tilbury & Southend - North Wales - Portsmouth Direct - Settle-Carlisle - South Wales - South Western - Welsh Marches - Wessex - West Anglia - West of England The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ... The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, that links Hastings with Tonbridge and the lines from there into London via Sevenoaks. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The Portsmouth Direct Line runs from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Haslemere and Havant, where it links with the West Coastway Line. ... The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Shrewsbury via Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. ... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ...

Secondary routes:

Airedale - Arun Valley - Ayrshire Coast - Birmingham-Peterborough - Caldervale - Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - Dearne Valley - East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - Hallam - Harrogate - Harwich - Hope Valley - Huddersfield - Lea Valley - Leeds-Bradford - Medway Valley - North Downs - Pontefract - Robin Hood - Riviera - Wakefield - West Coastway - West Highland - York & Selby The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Arun Valley Line is a branch of the Brighton Main Line, leaving the line just after Three Bridges. ... The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ... The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia. ... The Caldervale line is a railway from Leeds to Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North in the north of England. ... The Breckland Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Norwich in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... A First Great Western Link Network Express Turbo unit at Evesham station on 19th September 2004, with a service for London Paddington. ... The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ... East Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton. ... The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester. ... The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Barnsley in the North of England. ... The Harrogate line is a railway connecting Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and York in the north of England. ... The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ... The Huddersfield line is a railway from Leeds to Liverpool and Manchester in England Within West Yorkshire it stops at the following stations (ordered going away from Leeds): Metrocard Zone 1 Leeds Metrocard Zone 2 Cottingley Morley Batley Metrocard Zone 3 Dewsbury Ravensthorpe Wakefield Kirkgate (Also on the Pontefract and... The Lea or Lee Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lee (or Lea). ... The Leeds-Bradford Lines services are those included in the West Yorkshire Metro area system of Lines. ... The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ... The North Downs Line runs between the Brighton Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, linking many centres of population along the North Downs. ... The Pontefract line is a railway connecting Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield and Goole in the North of England. ... The Robin Hood Line is a rail line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... The Wakefield line is a railway connecting Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster in the north of England. ... The West Coastway Line is a railway line from Brighton to Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. ... The West Highland Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... The York & Selby Lines is the name given to a group of services in the West Yorkshire Metro area, connecting Leeds with places to its north and east: as well as the Northern Trains local services to York and Selby, the services extend to: Newcastle by TransPennine Express and Virgin...

Commuter lines:

Alton - Argyle - Bexleyheath - Birmingham Cross-City - Braintree - Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Dartford Loop - Gospel Oak-Barking - Hayes - Hounslow Loop - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - North Clyde - North Kent - North London - Northern City - Oxted - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - South London - St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Walsall - Waterloo-Reading - West London - Wharfedale - Whifflet The Alton Line is a line of railway stations in the south of England, stretching from Alton to Ash Vale, served by South West Trains passenger services. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ... The Cross_City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex. ... The Caterham Line is a commuter line in south London and Surrey, connecting Caterham with London. ... The Catford Loop line was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 Jul 1892; it had been incorporated as the Shortlands and Nunhead Railway in 1889. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ... The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ... The Hayes Line - part of which was the Mid-Kent Railway - is the name given to the railway service operated by South Eastern Trains between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. ... The Hounslow Loop Line is a rail link situated in south east London, operated by South West Trains. ... Inverclyde Line is a railway line in Glasgow. ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ... The Mid-Kent line is the successor to railways built by the Mid Kent Railway between 1857 and 1882. ... The Morecambe Branch Line is a railway line from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham where services connect with the ferry service to Douglas on the Isle of Man. ... The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The North Kent Line was the means by which the South Eastern Railway (SER) were able to connect its system to London at London Bridge. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... The Northern City Line is the railway line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park in London. ... The Oxted Line is a railway line in Southern England. ... The Upminster Branch Line is a branch line from Romford to Upminster. ... The Severn Beach Line is a railway line from Bristol to Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire, via Clifton and Avonmouth. ... The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. ... There South London Line, operated by Southern, runs from Victoria to London Bridge. ... The St Albans Abbey Branch Line is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London and Surrey operated by the Southern from London (Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham and Epsom Downs. ... The Tattenham Corner Line is a railway line in Southern England. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Waterloo to Reading line is one of the suburban lines operated by South West Trains (SWT) in England. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... The Wharfedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds and Bradford with Ilkley in West Yorkshire. ... The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...

Rural lines:

Atlantic Coast - Avocet - Bittern - Buxton - Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - Conwy Valley - Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Island Line - Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - Penistone - Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - Wherry - Windermere - Yorkshire Coast The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Cumbrian Coast Line runs from Carlisle to Barrow_in_Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. ... The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... The Durham Coast Line links Newcastle with Middlesborough via Sunderland and Hartlepool. ... The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. ... The Far North Line is a rural line in northern Scotland. ... The Felixstowe Branch Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Felixstowe in Suffolk. ... The Fen Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Kings Lynn in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... The Furness Line runs from Barrow_in_Furness to Ulverston and Grange_over_Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. ... The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms. ... The Heart of Wessex Line is a railway line from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ... Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989, when the line was run by Network SouthEast Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britains National Rail network. ... The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall. ... The Lymington Branch Line is the railway line from Brockenhurst to Lymington. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... The Penistone line is a railway connecting Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley in the North of England. ... The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. ... The Sudbury Branch Line is the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth, to Gunnislake near Tavistock in Devon. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon. ... The Tyne Valley Line, also known as the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), is a railway line in northern England. ... The Wherry Lines are the railway lines from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. ... The Windermere Branch Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway. ...

Closed major routes:

Great Central - Honeybourne - Somerset & Dorset - Waverley - Woodhead This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Steam Railway. ... The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English railway company jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ... The Waverley Route is an abandoned railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England. ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
St Ives Bay Line - Biocrawler (297 words)
The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall.
The line diverges from the Penzance-London Paddington main line at St Erth.
In recent years, due to heavy traffic congestion in St Ives, the railway has been promoted as a park and ride for visitors to the town, with the construction of new facilities at Lelant Saltings, close to the A30 trunk road.
National Rail Enquiries - Special Offer (266 words)
The St.Ives Bay Line Ranger ticket give you the ability to roam at will in that particular area, travelling as often as you like on the trains and is valid for unlimited travel on one day.
The St.Ives Bay Line Ranger ticket is not valid on bus or ferry links or any other rail routes not shown on the map.
The St.Ives Bay Line Ranger can be bought from most staffed stations across the whole of Britain or via telesales on 08457 000 125.
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