Place St Budeaux Station code SBF DfT category F2 Opened 1904 | Grid reference SX446580 Managed by Great Western Railway 2011/12 3,552 Number of platforms 2 Original company Great Western Railway | |
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Address Plymouth PL5 1JQ, United Kingdom Similar St Budeaux Victoria Road rail, Dockyard railway station, Devonport railway station, Saltash railway station, Burrator Reservoir | ||
St Budeaux Ferry Road railway station is a suburban railway station in St Budeaux, Plymouth, England. It is served by Great Western Railway services during the rush hour only. The vast majority of services pass through non-stop due to the proximity of Victoria Road station - the entrances to the two stations are directly opposite each other. To the west the line singles and crosses into Cornwall on the Royal Albert Bridge.
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The station is unstaffed with step-free access to both platforms.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1904 as St Budeaux Platform, renamed St Budeaux Ferry Road to avoid confusion with the London and South Western Railway St Budeaux Victoria Road station.
The reason for the separate stations is due to the two railways taking different routes into the city. A junction was laid between the two lines during World War II and the London and South Western Railway line between Victoria Road and Plymouth closed in 1964.
Services
Ferry Road has a limited service of Great Western Railway trains on the Cornish Main Line between Plymouth and Penzance, some of which continue eastwards from Plymouth towards Exeter St Davids. A more frequent service to Plymouth operates from the adjacent Victoria Road on the Tamar Valley Line.