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Before you start your journey
Departing from Quintrell Downs
- Departure station
- Quintrell Downs station guide
- Address
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- Quintrell Downs, Newquay TR8 4LJ
Operators serving Quintrell Downs
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Facilities at Quintrell Downs
- Basic Platform
Parking & meeting your train
- Limited parking
Explore the area around Quintrell Downs
- Porth Beach
About your departure station
Opened in 1905 by the Great Western Railway, Quintrell Downs served Cornwall's holiday traffic.
Its simple halt design reflected seasonal needs.
Surviving wartime use and postwar decline, it retains original character.
Handling 10,000 annual passengers, it provides access to Newquay's northern beaches.
Quintrell Downs represents Cornwall's basic holiday stations, where minimal infrastructure serves scattered communities.
The station's survival demonstrates railways' social role in rural coastal areas, maintaining essential transport links where alternatives are limited, while preserving access for visitors to this popular tourist region.
Questions about this journey
Where can I see fares and train times from Quintrell Downs to Canada Water?
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