page_title: Truro railway station
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Truro railway station / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: First Great Western's 43017 pulls out of Truro station in Cornwall with a train from Penzance to London Paddington.
context_page_description: Truro railway station serves the city of Truro, Cornwall, England. The station is 301 miles from London Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads. It is situated on the Cornish Main Line and is the junction for the Maritime Line to Falmouth Docks.
  The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which serves the station alongside CrossCountry.
context_section_description: Approaching Truro from the east the line soars above the city on Kenwyn viaduct. It then passes near the site of an ancient castle (where cattle were once unloaded from trains for market), and then across Carvedras viaduct and a level crossing to reach the station. At the far end the line curves left into a short cutting before diving through Highertown tunnel.
  The main entrance to the brick-builtstation is on the south side of the line, leading directly to the platform used by trains to Penzance. The station buffet is along this platform on the left, and the bay platform that is used for trains to Falmouth is beyond this.
  The platform for trains to Plymouth and beyond can be reached by either of two footbridges, one at either end of the station, but both platforms have step-free access from the level crossing at the east end of the platform.
  The long-stay car park is situated behind this eastbound platform and access is over the level crossing.  The gates of the crossing have to be closed when trains are due so car drivers should not expect to be able to cross the line and park just as their train is approaching.
caption: An InterCity 125 passes over the level crossing as it leaves for London
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