Newquay railway station
Newquay 
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| Location | |
| Place | Newquay |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°24′52″N 5°04′31″W / 50.41450°N 5.07529°WCoordinates: 50°24′52″N 5°04′31″W / 50.41450°N 5.07529°W |
| Grid reference | SW815617 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NQY |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 115,340 |
| 2012/13 |
 104,504 |
| 2013/14 |
97,278 |
| 2014/15 |
100,208 |
| 2015/16 |
95,478 |
| History | |
| Original company | Cornwall Minerals Ry |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1876 | Opened |
| 1905 | Station rebuilt Truro line opened |
| 1963 | Truro line closed |
| 1987 | Reduced to one platform |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newquay from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Newquay railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Newquay in Cornwall, England. It is the terminus of the Atlantic Coast Line that operates from Par. The station is situated in the heart of Newquay, close to the town centre itself and the beaches as well. The station is managed by Great Western Railway who operate local branch line services to and from Par with also services to and from London Paddington during summer. During summer weekends only, CrossCountry operate long-distance services to destinations such as Dundee and Manchester Piccadilly. On summer weekends, there are fewer local services due to the express services.
The first railway at Newquay was a horse-worked line from the harbour to Hendra Crazey. It was built by Joseph Treffry in stages between 1846 and 1849. The line was extended on 1 June 1874 by the Cornwall Minerals Railway, goods trains now reaching Fowey. A branch line from Tolcarn Junction, just outside Newquay, ran to Gravel Hill Mine near Treamble where there was an iron mine.
Passenger trains were introduced on 20 June 1876. The Great Western Railway operated all the trains from 1 October 1877 and bought out the Cornwall Minerals Railway on 1 July 1896.
The original station had just a single platform and a turntable at the end of the platform was used to release locomotives from incoming trains. The station was rebuilt in 1905 with two platforms serving three tracks. A new line was opened from Shepherds, on the Treamble branch, to Perranporth on 2 January 1905, which allowed a new service to run from Newquay to Truro. The following year through carriages started to be run from London using the direct line from Par.
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