Station House (Padstow)

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Formerly Padstow Railway Station.

The North Cornwall Railway was a railway line running from Halwill Junction in Devon to Padstow in Cornwall via Launceston, Camelford and Wadebridge.

The railway was built by the London and South Western Railway, and received its Act of Parliament on 18th August 1882. The first section of railway, from Halwill Junction to Launceston was opened on 21st July 1886. The remainder of the railway was opened in stages; Launceston to Tresmeer on 21st July 1892, Tresmeer to Camelford on 14th August 1893, Camelford to Delabole on 18th October 1893, Delabole to Wadebridge on 1st June 1895, and Wadebridge to Padstow on 27th March 1899.

The railway joined with the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway at Wadebridge, and met the Launceston and South Devon Railway at Launceston. At Halwill Junction, the railway met the railway from Okehampton to Bude and the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.

Closure, as part of the Beeching Axe, took place on 3rd October 1966 for the section from Halwill Junction to Wadebridge. The section from Wadebridge to Padstow closed 3 months later on 30th January 1967.

A section of trackbed from Launceston is now in use as the Launceston Steam Railway.