Tags: Railway Line.

The St Ives Bay Line is a 4.25 miles (6.84 km) railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall England United Kingdom. It was opened in 1877 the last new 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2140 mm) broad gauge passenger railway to be constructed in the country. Converted to standard gauge in 1892 it continues to operate as a community railway which carries a large number of tourists as well as local passengers.

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line length (μ)
6839.71
location
Cornwall
number of stations
5
opening year
1877-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
First Great Western
owner
Network Rail
railway rolling stock
British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 150
route end
St Ives railway station
route start
St Erth railway station
speed limit (kmh)
48.2802
type
Community rail
latitude
50.1706
longitude
-5.4443

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