Lostwithiel railway station
Lostwithiel 
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| Location | |
| Place | Lostwithiel |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°24′25″N 4°39′57″W / 50.40700°N 4.66577°WCoordinates: 50°24′25″N 4°39′57″W / 50.40700°N 4.66577°W |
| Grid reference | SX106597 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LOS |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 77,030 |
| 2012/13 |
 76,922 |
| 2013/14 |
73,042 |
| 2014/15 |
68,240 |
| 2015/16 |
67,472 |
| History | |
| Original company | Cornwall Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1859 | Opened |
| 1869 | Fowey branch opened |
| 1880 | Fowey branch closed |
| 1895 | Fowey branch reopened |
| 1965 | Fowey branch closed to passengers |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lostwithiel from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Lostwithiel railway station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall. Great Western Railway operates the station along with every other station in Cornwall.
The station is on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall. At the east end of the station is a level crossing while at the west end the line is carried over the river, beyond which is the junction for the Fowey branch which is now used by china clay trains only. Between the station and the river stand the remains of the Cornwall Railway workshops, converted and extended in 2004 as a housing development.
Lostwithiel's famous medieval bridge is just outside the station, with the town on the opposite bank of the river.
The main entrance is on the platform served by trains to Plymouth, this is the platform nearest the town. A second platform for trains to Penzance is reached from the level crossing.
The station opened with the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859. A report at the time claimed that it "is generally admitted to be the handsomest station on the line, and looks as gay and bright as fresh paint can make it. It consists, first, of a departure station, a wooden building covered by rusticated boarding, having a projecting verandah, extending eight feet on each side of the carriage approaches, and extending over the railway platform. This contains a spacious first class waiting room, second class ditto, ticket, and other necessary offices, and conveniences. Immediately opposite to this, is the arrival station, which is also of wooden erection, having spacious waiting rooms, and porter and lamp rooms. The roof also projects over the platform in a similar way to that of the departure station. A short distance lower down the line is a convenient goods shed, 75 feet long by 42 feet span of roof. Near to the departure station is the train shed, 100 feet long, in which, in addition to the engines employed on the line, it is intended to contain first, second, and third class carriages, in order to meet any extra requirements that may at any time arise."
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