St Budeaux Ferry Road railway station
Encyclopedia
St Budeaux Ferry Road station is a suburban rail
station
in St Budeaux
, Plymouth
, England. It is served by First Great Western
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
.
The station is unstaffed but there is step-free access to both platforms.
on 1 June 1904. It was known as St Budeaux Platform until renamed St Budeaux Ferry Road to avoid confusion with the London and South Western Railway
station at . The two stations are only a few yards apart.
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
but the London and South Western Railway line between St Budeaux and was closed in the 1960s.
The Great Western Railway was nationalised into British Railways from 1 January 1948 which was in turn privatised in the 1990s.
trains on the Cornish Main Line
to and from , some of which continue eastwards from towards .
A more frequent service to Plymouth operates from St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station
which is less than 100 yard away.
Rail transport
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station
Train station
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in St Budeaux
St Budeaux
St Budeaux is an area and ward in the north west of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.-Original settlement:The name St Budeaux comes from Saint Budoc, the Bishop of Dol . Around 480, Budoc is said to have founded a settlement and built a small church...
, Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, England. It is served by First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
services during the rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
only - the vast majority of services pass through non stop due to the proximity of Victoria Road station
St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station
St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station is a suburban station in St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, England. It is operated by First Great Western but is unstaffed.-History:...
(the entrances to the two stations are directly opposite each other). To the west the line singles and crosses into Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
on the Royal Albert Bridge
Royal Albert Bridge
The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge that spans the River Tamar in the United Kingdom between Plymouth, on the Devon bank, and Saltash on the Cornish bank. Its unique design consists of two lenticular iron trusses above the water, with conventional plate-girder approach spans. This gives...
.
The station is unstaffed but there is step-free access to both platforms.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
on 1 June 1904. It was known as St Budeaux Platform until renamed St Budeaux Ferry Road to avoid confusion with the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
station at . The two stations are only a few yards apart.
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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
but the London and South Western Railway line between St Budeaux and was closed in the 1960s.
The Great Western Railway was nationalised into British Railways from 1 January 1948 which was in turn privatised in the 1990s.
Services
Ferry Road is served by just a small number of First Great WesternFirst Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
trains on the Cornish Main Line
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in the United Kingdom, which forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct line to London.- History :...
to and from , some of which continue eastwards from towards .
A more frequent service to Plymouth operates from St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station
St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station
St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station is a suburban station in St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, England. It is operated by First Great Western but is unstaffed.-History:...
which is less than 100 yard away.