Penzance railway station

Penzance

Pennsans
National Rail
General information
LocationPenzance, Cornwall
England
Coordinates50°07′19″N 5°31′59″W / 50.122°N 5.533°W / 50.122; -5.533
Grid referenceSW475306
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codePNZ
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyWest Cornwall Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
Opened1852
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.570 million
2019/20Increase 0.574 million
2020/21Decrease 0.190 million
 Interchange 1,370
2021/22Increase 0.516 million
 Interchange Increase 4,472
2022/23Increase 0.565 million
 Interchange Decrease 2,604
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Penzance railway station (Cornish: Pennsans) serves the town of Penzance in west Cornwall, England. It is the terminus of the Cornish Main Line and the southernmost railway station in Great Britain, situated at milepost 326.5 miles (525.5 km) from London Paddington. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates train services together with CrossCountry.

The first station opened in 1852; through travel to and from London commenced from 1859, with the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge. The station was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1876 and the current layout was the result of a further rebuilding in the 1930s.