Saltash railway station

Saltash

Essa
National Rail
General information
LocationSaltash, Cornwall
England
Coordinates50°24′25″N 4°12′32″W / 50.407°N 4.209°W / 50.407; -4.209
Grid referenceSX431587
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyCornwall Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
Opened1859
Passengers
2018/19Increase 83,574
2019/20Increase 85,396
2020/21Decrease 41,154
2021/22Increase 117,598
2022/23Increase 137,008
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Saltash railway station (Cornish: Essa) serves the town of Saltash in Cornwall, England. It is on the south side of the town between the Royal Albert Bridge which crosses the River Tamar and the Coombe Viaduct which spans a small tributary of the same river. Trains are operated by Great Western Railway. The station is 251 miles 26 chains (404.5 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay.[1] The line singles at the east end of the station passing over the Royal Albert Bridge.

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 9B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.