Redruth railway station
Redruth 
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| Location | |
| Place | Redruth |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°14′00″N 5°13′34″W / 50.23320°N 5.22602°WCoordinates: 50°14′00″N 5°13′34″W / 50.23320°N 5.22602°W |
| Grid reference | SW700420 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RED |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| 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 |
 0.335 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.338 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.335 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.344 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.334 million |
| History | |
| Original company | West Cornwall Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Opened | 1852 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Redruth from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Redruth Station serves the town of Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated on the Cornish Main Line between Truro and Camborne (nearby town to Redruth). Great Western Railway manage the station and operate most of the trains, with some others provided by CrossCountry.
Located at 50°13′54″N 5°13′57″W / 50.23157°N 5.23255°W
The Hayle Railway opened a station on the west side of Redruth on 31 May 1838. The railway had been built to move goods to and from local mines and the harbours at Hayle and Portreath. A passenger service started on 26 May 1843; nearly 200 people travelled on the first train from Redruth to Hayle.
The West Cornwall Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament passed on 3 August 1846 to take over the Hayle Railway and extend its line westwards to Penzance, and eastward to Truro. It took possession of the Hayle line on 3 November 1846 and set about rebuilding it. A viaduct was built 61 feet (19 m) above the streets of Redruth and a new station was opened at the east end of this on 11 March 1852. On 25 August 1852 the line was continued through a short tunnel at the east end of Redruth station and on to a temporary station at Truro Highertown, and was completed to a station at Newham Wharf in 1855. The present day station at Truro was reached in 1859 but through trains over the Cornwall Railway could not start until 1867 due to the two railways being built to different gauges. The main station buildings were replaced by the Great Western Railway in the 1930s but the wooden shelter on the westbound platform survives and the footbridge is marked as being erected in 1888.
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