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Lelant railway station

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Goods traffic was withdrawn in May 1956 and the station is now unstaffed. The original wooden station building is now a private dwelling and has been extended in a sympathetic style. The village is at the top of the road that climbs the hill opposite the station entrance. The Old Station house was
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Lelant is a request stop. This means passengers wanting to join the train need to signal to the driver, and those who wish to alight need to inform the conductor.
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goods trains to reach the wharf. The last broad gauge train ran on Friday 20 May 1892; since the following Monday all trains have been standard gauge.
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Limited car parking is available, adjacent to the platform. The village is at the top of the road that climbs the hill opposite the station entrance.
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The station was served for several years by a very limited service of trains. Since May 2019, due to the reduction of services at
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In 2022, the platform was extended by 13 metres (43 feet) to allow it to accommodate trains with five carriages.
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pillars in the local style. Three of these pillars still stand by the line.
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The station is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of St Erth and faces the
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In the book, "Tiny Stations", Lelant is the first station
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at the St Erth end of the platform gave access to a
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Index

National Rail

Lelant
Cornwall
50°11′02″N 5°26′13″W / 50.184°N 5.437°W / 50.184; -5.437
Grid reference
SW547372
Great Western Railway
DfT category
Great Western Railway
Office of Rail and Road
Cornish
Hayle estuary
Lelant
Cornwall

Great Western Railway
St Erth
St Ives
broad gauge
third rail
standard gauge
level crossing
slipway
granite
Hayle Estuary
platform
Lelant Saltings
National Rail
National Rail

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