General information | |||||
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Location | Falmouth, Cornwall England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°09′01″N 5°03′21″W / 50.1504°N 5.0558°W | ||||
Grid reference | SW817323 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FAL | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cornwall Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
24 August 1863 | Opened as Falmouth | ||||
1 December 1970 | Closed | ||||
5 May 1975 | Reopened | ||||
15 May 1989 | Renamed Falmouth Docks | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 96,726 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.114 million | ||||
2020/21 | 38,320 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.124 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.123 million | ||||
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Falmouth Docks railway station (Cornish: Porthklos Aberfala[1]) is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town. Services are operated by Great Western Railway, who also manage the station.