Wadebridge station belonged to the railway network centred on the Camel valley. The Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway opened in 1834, long before rail reached many of Cornwall’s coastal resorts.
Later connections linked this older railway with a wider network, including the extension to Padstow in 1899. The former station building is listed by Historic England. Its survival provides a physical reminder of the railway town, even though historic passenger journeys and connecting road services have to be reconstructed from timetables rather than from the building alone.
Where it is
Wadebridge railway station
50.5150731, -4.8343904 · Position source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309531
Historic structure reference point; not a verified public entrance. SW 99152 72203. WGS84: 50.5150731, -4.8343904. Source grid reference converted to WGS84; decimals do not imply a surveyed entrance.
Visiting and access
A location reference, not confirmation of public access or a visitor entrance.
Sources
Source 1: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309531 Source 2: https://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/par-to-newquay-branch.html