Cornwall Loop Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Cornwall Loop Junction (1877-1964)Opened on the Cornwall Railway.
Description
This junction opened as part of a west to east curve which allowed direct running west from Plymouth, (before it opened trains reversed at Plymouth Millbay).
The west to east curve was opened in 1876 and Plymouth North Road opened in 1877 (now simply Plymouth). The west end of the curve was Devonport Loop Junction and the station was at the east end.
Millbay closed to passengers in 1941. The Cornwall Junction to Cornwall Loop Junction curve closed in 1964. The Millbay line closed in 1971.
Devonport Junction was to the west.
Tags
Junction02/07/2023
| Nearby stations Wingfield Villas Halt Plymouth Plymouth Millbay Mutley Devonport Kings Road Devonport [LSW] Plymouth Friary Devonport GW Ocean Terminal Albert Road Halt Ford (Devon) Dockyard [Devonport] Lipson Vale Halt Ford Halt Camel^s Head Halt | Cornwall Junction Plymouth North Road Junction Devonport Junction Devonport Goods Devonport Albert Road Junction Mutley Tunnel Plymouth North Quay Devonport Park Tunnel Devonport Tunnel [LSW] Devonport Tunnel Sutton Harbour Sutton Harbour Stonehouse Pool Quay Keyham Viaduct Tourist/other Cattewater Harbour |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
