Cornwall Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Cornwall Junction (1859-1964)Opened on the South Devon Railway.
Opened on the Cornwall Railway.
Description
This junction was north of Plymouth Millbay, the western terminus of the South Devon Railway which reached Millbay in 1849. The junction was formed in 1859 when the Cornwall Railway opened, extending the line west to Truro (Penwithers Junction), although a reversal was needed in Millbay station to continue the journey west.
A west to east curve was opened in 1876 allowing direct running west and Plymouth North Road opened in 1877 (now simply Plymouth). The west end of the curve was Devonport Junction and the station was at the east end.
Millbay closed to passengers in 1941. The Cornwall Loop Junction to Cornwall Junction curve closed in 1964. The Millbay line closed in 1971.
Tags
Junction02/07/2023
| Nearby stations Plymouth Wingfield Villas Halt Plymouth Millbay Mutley Plymouth Friary Devonport Kings Road Devonport [LSW] GW Ocean Terminal Devonport Albert Road Halt Lipson Vale Halt Ford (Devon) Dockyard [Devonport] Ford Halt Lucas Terrace Halt | Cornwall Loop Junction Plymouth North Road Junction Devonport Junction Devonport Goods Plymouth North Quay Mutley Tunnel Devonport Albert Road Junction Sutton Harbour Sutton Harbour Devonport Park Tunnel Stonehouse Pool Quay Devonport Tunnel [LSW] Devonport Tunnel Keyham Viaduct Tourist/other Cattewater Harbour |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1859 | Cornwall Railway Line opened from Cornwall Junction (near Plymouth [Millbay]) to Truro as Broad Gauge. Stations opened at Devonport, Saltash, St Germans, Menheniot, Liskeard, Respryn, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Grampound Road, Truro. Truro to Penwithers Junction (to connect with the West Cornwall Railway) opened as Standard Gauge. |
