Trains to Lostwithiel - Station Details and further Information on Lostwithiel Train Services
Lostwithiel train station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall. First Great Western operate the station along with every other station in Cornwall. Lostwithiel is served by about half the First Great Western trains on the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth. Some trains run through to or from London Paddington station. One of the evening trains is provided by a CrossCountry service from Scotland, and each weekend a South West Trains service runs from and to London Waterloo station.
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. |