Camborne railway station
Camborne 
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| Location | |
| Place | Camborne |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°12′35″N 5°17′54″W / 50.2097°N 5.2984°WCoordinates: 50°12′35″N 5°17′54″W / 50.2097°N 5.2984°W |
| Grid reference | SW648396 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CBN |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.276 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.280 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.283 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.280 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.269 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Hayle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Opened | 1843 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Camborne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Camborne railway station serves the town of Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located on Trevu Road in the town, adjacent to a level crossing and the Railway Hotel. It has been in use since 1843 and is currently managed by Great Western Railway. Services are provided by them and CrossCountry.
The Hayle Railway opened on 23 December 1837. It was designed to move goods to and from local mines and the harbours at Hayle and Portreath but a passenger service started on 26 May 1843. The West Cornwall Railway took over the Hayle company on 3 November 1846. It extended the line westwards to Penzance railway station and opened a new, more convenient, Redruth railway station on 11 March 1852. Later that year the line was continued eastwards to a temporary station at Truro Highertown, and was completed to a station at Newham Wharf in 1855.
The station buildings have been replaced by some in the style used by the Great Western Railway circa 1900. The railway was originally just a single track with a passing loop in the station. In 1895 a second line was laid to the east, and in 1900 to the west. Goods sidings were originally laid on both sides of the station, with a goods shed behind the westbound platform. The sidings on the north side of the station were removed in 1937 which allowed the eastbound platform to be lengthened. The sidings on the south side, along with the goods shed, were taken out of use in 1965 and this platform was also extended in 1980.
Signals in the area are controlled by a signal box at Roskear Junction to the east of the town, where the signalman can oversee an adjacent level crossing. This was opened circa 1895 and contained 29 levers. The lever frame has been removed and the box now contains individual switches on the block shelf. Its signals are identified by the code letter 'R'.
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