Falmouth Docks Railway Station

Falmouth Docks railway station is situated in , England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from , although since 1970 has been the principal station for the town.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Falmouth Docks, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “FAL”, “Falmouth Docks railway station”, and “Falmouth Docks Station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pendennis Castle and National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

Castle
Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.
is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the waterway at the mouth of the . is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Museum
Photo: Vernon39, Public domain.
The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at in Cornwall, . The building was designed by architect M. is situated 1,400 feet west of Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Hotel
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hotel on the seafront in the northeastern part of in , . The oldest hotel in Falmouth, it opened on 9 May 1865 to provide to tourists due to the new railway station being linked nearby. is situated 940 feet southwest of Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flushing and Mylor Churchtown.

Village
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal village in the civil parish of , west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of and 10 miles south of . It faces across the Penryn River, an arm of the .

Village
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
is a coastal village in , England. It is the church town of the ecclesiastical parish of and is situated at the mouth of , approximately three miles north of . is situated 2 miles north of Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Village
Photo: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of harbour, on the south coast of , England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the , a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise. is situated 2 miles east of Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Falmouth Docks Railway Station

Latitude
50.15083° or 50° 9′ 3″ north
Longitude
-5.05561° or 5° 3′ 20″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Operator
Great Western Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“FAL”
Open location code
9C2P5W2V+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30742864
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952575
Wiki­data ID
Q2296272
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In Other Languages

From Cornish to Welsh—“Falmouth Docks Railway Station” goes by many names.
  • Cornish: “Porthklos Aberfala”
  • Dutch: “station Falmouth Docks”
  • Dutch: “Station Falmouth Docks”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فالموث دوكس”
  • French: “Falmouth Docks”
  • French: “gare de Falmouth Docks”
  • Polish: “Falmouth Docks”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf Reilffordd Porthklos Aberfala”

Localities in the Area

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