Bodmin Parkway railway station
Bodmin Parkway 
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Bodmin Parkway, looking east
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| Location | |
| Place | St Winnow |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°26′45″N 4°39′47″W / 50.4458°N 4.6630°WCoordinates: 50°26′45″N 4°39′47″W / 50.4458°N 4.6630°W |
| Grid reference | SX110640 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BOD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.248 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.239 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.225 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.238 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.235 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cornwall Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1859 | opened as Bodmin Road |
| 4 November 1983 | renamed Bodmin Parkway |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bodmin Parkway from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bodmin Parkway railway station (Cornish: Fordh Bosvena) is a station on the Cornish Main Line that serves the nearby town of Bodmin and other parts of mid-Cornwall. It is situated south of the town of Bodmin in the civil parish of St Winnow, 26.75 miles (43 km) west of Plymouth.
Great Western Railway manage and the station and operate most of the train services, although CrossCountry operate some long distance services. The Bodmin and Wenford Railway operating a heritage service on the branch to the town on certain days.
The bus link to Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow starts from outside the main entrance.
Bodmin was the most important town in Cornwall when the Cornwall Railway opened on 4 May 1859. Original proposals to build a branch to the town failed, as the company could not raise enough capital so, instead, they decided to open a station called "Bodmin Road" at a convenient point. As the agreement with Lord Vivian who owned the estate forbade the construction of a station in the estate, protracted negotiations were necessary before a new agreement could be reached. When the railway opened on 4 May 1859, all that could be reported was that: "No station has yet been erected for Bodmin, owing to the site not having been immediately determined upon. It will be either near to Glynn Bridge or "Respryn" Bridge and, until it is completed, the Bodmin traffic will be accommodated at a temporary wooden shed erected near the latter place." Respryn was near the entrance to Lanhydrock House, the home of Mr Robartes, a railway supporter.
The new station was finally ready to open on 27 June 1859 and was named "Bodmin Road". Because of its remote location, the station master was paid five pounds by the Post Office to carry out the duties of postmaster. He also received a special lodging allowance until a house could be provided for him two years later. A goods shed was built in 1860 at the east end of the station, behind the platform for trains to Plymouth and cattle pens were added the following year. A footbridge across the line was built by Mr Robartes in 1860 to enable visitors to reach Lanhydrock more easily. This was later replaced by a passage beneath the tracks. This path is still used by those visitors to this National Trust property who arrive by train.
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