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Location notes
The terminus of the Great Western Main Line right in the centre of Penzance.
Railway type and traffic
There are hourly FGW express services from London, Hourly Virgin XC services and occasional Wessex services. Theres is also an overnight sleeper service to London.
Environment
Road directions
From the A30 turn onto the B3311 heading towards the city centre and railway station, this becomes Chyandor Cliff where the location is found.
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Penzance Station map co-ordinates
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Penzance Station map co-ordinates
Parking
You may be able to park in one of the side roads otherwise you need to keep going along the road and turn left past the station here you will find a number of car parks.
Public transport
All trains stop at Penzance, being a terminus!, although only the Wessex services serve some of the smaller stations.
First operate a number of buses to the main bus station next to the railway station from where it is a very short walk.
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First operate a number of buses to the main bus station next to the railway station from where it is a very short walk.
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Amenities
If you continue along the road it becomes Market Jew Street which is the main shopping street and has chips shops, takeaways and public toilets. These are open later/Sundays during the 'tourist season'.
Accommodation
There are dozens of Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels in the nearby area.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Penzance Station
Streetmap links
Penzance Station general view map
Penzance Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Penzance Station
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Penzance Station
Googly map
Penzance Station general view map
Penzance Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Penzance Station
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Photographic notes
The best shot is from the road (oddly called Chyandor Cliff) on the north side of the station that looks down onto the terminus. The road is fairly busy and the footpath is well used. You are almost in the city centre.
You can always check the weather on the Penzance Webcam!
You can always check the weather on the Penzance Webcam!
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
