A fresh start is coming for local travel.
A fresh start is coming for local travel.
Mid Cornwall Metro is a £56.8m project to transform local journeys - connecting people with work, study and leisure.
The project will support a cleaner, greener, fairer and more inclusive Cornwall - creating opportunities and attracting investment.
Hourly trains Newquay-Par
STARTING MAY 2025
extending to St Austell, Truro, Penryn & Falmouth in 2026
700,000
SEATS EACH WAY, EVERY YEAR BETWEEN NEWQUAY & PAR FROM MAY 2025
Station
improvements
including a new second platform at Newquay station
TAP IN
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The Pay As You Go scheme recently launched for local rail journeys in West Cornwall will be extended to cover the whole of Cornwall, plus Plymouth and the Tamar Valley Line.
The longer term aim is to also link with bus ticketing as part of Transport for Cornwall.
Improved walking & cycling access
for five towns and villages
INVESTING IN CORNWALL
Mid Cornwall Metro is being made possible thanks to almost £50 million from the Government.
It is the latest chapter in a decades-long story of investment in Cornwall’s railway, which has seen passenger numbers more than double over the past 20 years.
Previous milestones
2001-2005 | More branch line trains on more Sundays |
2004 | Redoubling the main line St Austell - Truro |
2009 | Penryn passing loop, half-hourly Truro-Falmouth trains |
2017 | Long Rock Depot expansion, Night Riviera Sleeper upgrade |
2019 | St Erth Park & Ride |
2019 | More main line signals, half-hourly main line trains |
2023/4 | Resignalling at Par and Truro to help enable Mid Cornwall Metro |
Mid Cornwall Metro will:
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