Keyham railway station
Railway station in Devon, England
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Keyham railway station is a suburban station in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 249 miles 25 chains (401.2 km) from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay.[1] The station is close to the Devonport dockyard.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Keyham, Plymouth England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.39008°N 4.17984°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX451567 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | KEY | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| Opened | 1900 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  3,374 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  8,786 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 13,530 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 17,060 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 16,126 | ||||
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History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1900.[2] The goods facilities were used for marshalling trains to and from the Cornwall Railway branch into the naval dockyard, opened on 20 June 1867, which enters the dockyard between the station and Weston Mill viaduct.[3]
The Cornwall Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1889.
On 19 July 1965, Keyham Station was closed to goods traffic, with the siding to the goods shed taken out of use on 22 April 1966. On 19 May 1969 the station was reduced to an unstaffed halt.[4]
The station was the most westward point which a GWR King class locomotive was permitted to operate.[4]
Platform layout
The entrance is on the down platform, served by trains to Gunnislake and Cornwall. The up platform, reached by a footbridge, is served by trains to Plymouth.
Services
Keyham is served by Tamar Valley Line services from Plymouth to Gunnislake,[5] and by a few trains on the Cornish Main Line to and from Penzance, some of which continue eastwards towards Exeter St Davids.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| St Budeaux Victoria Road towards Gunnislake |
Great Western Railway | Dockyard towards Plymouth | ||
| St Budeaux Ferry Road | Great Western Railway Cornish Main Line |
Dockyard | ||
Community railway
The railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake—which passes through Keyham—is designated as the "Tamar Valley Line" community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. It is part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network of integrated bus and rail routes.[may be outdated as of March 2022]
