Bugle railway station
Railway station in Cornwall, England
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Bugle railway station (Cornish: Karnrosveur) serves the village of Bugle in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 288 miles 3 chains (288.04 miles, 463.55 km) measured from the zero point at London Paddington (via Box and Plymouth Millbay).[2] All trains are operated by and the station is managed by Great Western Railway.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bugle, Cornwall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.400°N 4.792°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX017592 | ||||
| Manager | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BGL[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Cornwall Minerals Ry | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 1876 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  2,412 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  6,390 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 6,620 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 6,342 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 6,528 | ||||
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History
The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to "near the Bugle Inn" at Molinnis. On 1 June 1874 a new line was opened by the Cornwall Minerals Railway.[3] A passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876 when a station with a single platform on the north side of the line was provided at Bugle.[4] The station was named after the local Bugle Inn,[5] which opened in 1840.[6]
The line from Bugle eastwards to Goonbarrow Junction was doubled on 20 July 1930, with the new line passing behind the platform to create an island platform. From 29 November 1964 the original line was only used only for freight trains to reach the Carbis branch. This meant that all passenger trains now use the 1930 platform face. The Carbis branch closed on 25 August 1989 leaving just a single track through the station and all the way to Newquay, which sets the low frequency of train service which is possible on the branch.
Facilities
The station only has basic facilities, specifically a waiting shelter, benches and cycle spaces.[7] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Services
Bugle is a request stop on the line, so passengers wishing to alight must inform the conductor and passengers wishing to join the train must signal to the driver.[8] The typical service is one train every two hours in each direction between Par and Newquay.[8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Roche towards Newquay |
Great Western Railway | Luxulyan towards Par | ||
Community rail
The trains between Par and Newquay are designated as a community rail service and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted as the 'Atlantic Coast Line'.[9]
Passenger volume
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 1,362 | 1,661 | 1,691 | 1,557 | 2,508 | 3,694 | 3,650 | 5,902 | 6,762 | 6,810 | 5,554 | 4,342 | 4,462 | 4,766 | 5,616 | 4,794 | 2,412 | 6,390 | 6,620 | 6,342 | 6,528 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
