Causeland railway station
Railway station in Cornwall, England
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Causeland railway station (Cornish: Tir an Bughes) is an intermediate station 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Liskeard on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which serves the hamlet of Causeland. It is sited 3 miles 58 chains (6.0 km) from the terminus of the line at Looe, and is between St Keyne Wishing Well Halt and Sandplace.[2]
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Causeland, Cornwall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.40580°N 4.46640°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX248591 | ||||
| Manager | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | CAU[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| 1879 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  504 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  2,040 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1,588 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1,800 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 2,108 | ||||
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History
The Liskeard and Looe Railway through the site was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic, and passenger trains started from the station on 11 September 1879.[3] The railway in those days connected with the Liskeard and Caradon Railway at Moorswater, and Causeland was the only other station apart from Looe.[4]
In December 1881 Causeland was closed and a new station, intended as a replacement, opened a little further down the valley at Sandplace.[3] Causeland was reopened in June 1888 as a result of public pressure.[3] The suffix 'halt' was used sporadically throughout the 20th century.[3]
Services after dusk were suspended due to lack of platform lighting around 1992.[5] New lighting was installed in the early 21st century.[6]
Facilities
Very few facilities are provided at Causeland, consisting of a simple waiting shelter, an information board and a payphone.[7]
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 | 2,281 | 2,671 | 3,035 | 3,471 | 4,014 | 3,652 | 2,674 | 3,366 | 2,544 | 2,198 | 2,094 | 1,976 | 1,736 | 1,834 | 1,620 | 1,336 | 504 | 2,040 | 1,588 | 1,800 | 2,108 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
All trains on the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe stop at Causeland on request: passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. There are 10 trains each way on weekdays and Saturdays, and 8 on Sundays. There is no Sunday service in the winter.[9]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| St Keyne Wishing Well Halt towards Liskeard |
Great Western Railway | Sandplace towards Looe | ||
Community rail
The railway between Liskeard and Looe is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Looe Valley Line" name.[10]
Cultural references
Causeland is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling.
