A fresh start is coming for local travel.

A fresh start is coming for local travel.

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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.

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STARTING MAY 2025

extending to St Austell, Truro, Penryn & Falmouth in 2026

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700,000

SEATS EACH WAY, EVERY YEAR BETWEEN NEWQUAY & PAR FROM MAY 2025

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Station
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including a new second platform at Newquay station

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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.

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Improved walking & cycling access

for five towns and villages

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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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