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Keyham railway station

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Place
  
Keyham

Station code
  
KEY

DfT category
  
F2

Opened
  
1900

Local authority
  
Plymouth

Grid reference
  
SX451567

Managed by
  
Great Western Railway

2011/12
  
7,708

Number of platforms
  
2

Original company
  
Great Western Railway

Keyham railway station

Address
  
Plymouth PL2 2BH, United Kingdom

Similar
  
St Budeaux Victoria Road rail, Devonport railway station, Bere Ferrers railway st, Bere Alston railway station, Dockyard railway station

Keyham railway station is a suburban railway station in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is served by Great Western Railway services between Plymouth and Gunnislake, and a very few on the Cornish Main Line to Saltash and beyond.

Contents

The entrance is on the down platform, served by trains to Gunnislake and Cornwall. The up platform, reached by a footbridge, is served by trains to Plymouth.

The station is close to the Devonport dockyard.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1900. The goods facilities were used for marshalling trains to and from the Cornwall Railway branch into the naval dockyard, opened on 20 June 1867, which enters the dockyard between the station and Weston Mill viaduct.

The Cornwall Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1889.

Services

Keyham is served by Tamar Valley Line services from Plymouth to Gunnislake, and by a few trains on the Cornish Main Line to and from Penzance, some of which continue eastwards towards Exeter St Davids.

Community railway

The railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake is designated as the "Tamar Valley Line" community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. It is part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network of integrated bus and rail routes.

References

Keyham railway station Wikipedia