Causeland railway station (Cornish: Tir an Bughes) is an intermediate station 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Liskeard on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which serves the hamlet of Causeland.
Causeland Tir an Bughes  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Causeland, Cornwall England |
| Coordinates | 50°24′21″N 4°27′59″W / 50.40580°N 4.46640°W |
| Grid reference | SX248591 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CAU |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1879 | opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  1,620 |
| 2019/20 | 1,336 |
| 2020/21 | 504 |
| 2021/22 |  2,040 |
| 2022/23 | 1,588 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The Liskeard and Looe Railway was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic; passenger trains started on 11 September 1879. The railway in those days connected with the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Moorswater, and Causeland was the only other station apart from Looe.
In December 1881 Causeland was closed and a new station opened a little further down the valley at Sandplace. Causeland was reopened in June 1888.
Facilities edit
Very few facilities are provided at Causeland, consisting of a simple waiting shelter, an information board and a payphone.[1]
Services edit
All trains on the Liskeard to Looe "Looe Valley Line" stop at Causeland on request: passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. There is no Sunday service in the winter.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| St Keyne Wishing Well Halt | Great Western Railway Looe Valley Line |
Sandplace | ||
Community rail edit
The railway between Liskeard and Looe is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Looe Valley Line" name. "Ye Old Plough House Inn" at Duloe is included in the Looe Valley Line rail ale trail although it is a 30-minute walk away.[may be outdated as of March 2022]
Cultural References edit
Causeland is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling.
References edit
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Beale, Gerry (2000). The Liskeard and Looe Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-47-X.
- Bennett, Alan (1990). The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-11-5.
- Clinker, CR (1963). The Railways of Cornwall 1809 - 1963. Dawlish: David and Charles.
- Cooke, RA (1977). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 11: East Cornwall. Harwell: RA Cooke.
- MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
- Messenger, Michael (2001). Caradon & Looe : the canal, railways and mines. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-46-0.
- Tolson, JM; Roose, G; Whetmath, CFD (1974). Railways of Looe and Caradon. Bracknell: Forge Books.