Falmouth Docks railway station
Falmouth Docks 
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Looking towards Truro
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| Location | |
| Place | Falmouth |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°09′01″N 5°03′21″W / 50.15041°N 5.05581°WCoordinates: 50°09′01″N 5°03′21″W / 50.15041°N 5.05581°W |
| Grid reference | SW817323 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FAL |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.104 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.104 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.109 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.137 million |
| 2015/16 |
 0.116 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cornwall Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 24 August 1863 | Opened as Falmouth |
| 1 December 1970 | Closed |
| 5 May 1975 | Reopened |
| 15 May 1989 | Renamed Falmouth Docks |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falmouth Docks from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Falmouth Docks railway station (Cornish: Porthklos Aberfala) is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town. Services are operated by Great Western Railway.
The original Cornwall Railway Act had provided for a terminus at Falmouth on the waterfront at Greenbank. By the time the line was built the packet ships, which had been the commercial justification for the line, no longer called there. Instead new docks had been constructed near Pendennis Castle to which the railway was diverted. The grand Falmouth Hotel was opened in 1865 just outside the station, with sea views across Gyllyngvase beach. The railway, Falmouth docks and hotel companies shared several directors, the hotel company even leased the refreshment rooms on the station.
The station was constructed out of granite was 200 feet (61 m) long and 90 feet (27 m) wide, the three tracks and two platforms being covered by a train shed. As no other stations were provided in the town at the time it was known just as 'Falmouth', and was opened on 24 August 1863. A large goods shed and a 100 feet (30 m) long engine shed were both provided just outside the station. A siding ran down to the docks from the end of the platform.
The need to provide accommodation for all the staff were met by building twenty dwellings, known as Railway Cottages, in four terraces of five dwellings. These are situated just below the station by the entrance to the docks.
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