Carbis Bay railway station
Carbis Bay railway station is on the St Ives Bay Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and serves the village and beach of Carbis Bay, a community that only adopted this name after the arrival of the railway in 1877. Carbis Viaduct is situated on the St Ives side of the station.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1877 on their new branch line from to. The railway needed a viaduct to cross the small valley that carried Carbis Water down to the Baripper Cove. It was decided to build a station on the east side of the valley and call it Carbis Bay. The location proved popular with visitors and the small farms around Wheal Providence mine expanded to become the village of Carbis Bay, named after the station. The station buildings were at the top of the shallow cutting in which the station is built. Goods traffic was withdrawn in May 1956.Stationmasters
In 1899, the former station master Richard James was sentenced to 14 days in Bodmin prison for begging after he had got into difficulty through drink and being found begging for alms.- John Tyack until 1885
- Edward Ward until 1888
- J.C. Richards until 1895
- John Mann from 1895
- Richard James until 1898
- Josiah Martin 1898 - 1907
- William Henry Pill 1907 - 1920
- E.A. Knight 1920 - 1924
- Mr. Roberts 1924 - 1926
- Henry White George ca. 1930 - 1931
- W. Harris 1931 - 1933