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The first week of new Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM) services saw passenger journeys between Newquay and Par increase by nearly 25 per cent on the previous year, with the first Saturday seeing a 50 per cent jump in numbers. Between Sunday 17 May and Saturday 23 May, Great Western Railway (GWR) saw 726 more journeys…

As part of Mid Cornwall Metro, the best train service on the Newquay-Par line since the 1960s began on 17 May 2026 and now sees: – 15 local trains between Par and Newquay on weekdays – 14 on Saturdays – 8 on Sundays PLUS: Direct trains between London Paddington and Newquay will now run every…

A new Mid Cornwall Metro service will see the near doubling of trains on the Par-Newquay branch line. From Sunday 17 May the first phase of the long-awaited Mid Cornwall Metro services will start, providing the best train service on the line since the 1960s. 15 local trains will run between Par and Newquay Monday…

Newquay has a second platform in operation for the first time in 38 years today (Tuesday 18 November) as trains return to the branch line after Network Rail’s engineering work. The station on the North Cornwall coast has only had a single platform in use since October 1987, when the signal box closed. But now,…

Passengers travelling between Newquay and Par are being reminded that the final stage of engineering work for Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM) takes place this week. UPDATE: The work was originally due to be completed by Saturday 8 November, but testing of the new signalling system is taking longer than expected. As a result, it is now…

Cormac is hosting a drop-in session for businesses and residents living in the Penryn area, to update everyone on the Mid Cornwall Metro Active Travel project for Penryn. Following the engagement event held earlier this year, we have listened to your feedback and incorporated changes into the design of the project. The event (which is…

Next Friday (27th June) Cornwall Council is hosting an event for businesses and others to look at the latest plans for the active travel works and associated car parking changes in and around Newquay Station. The informal drop-in session will be held at the Great Western Hotel, Cliff Road, Newquay from 10.45am until 5pm on Friday 27th June.…

Passengers will benefit from improved reliability on journeys through Cornwall after Network Rail completed a programme of work to upgrade Ponts Mill viaduct near St Blazey.  Work took place to ensure the 152-year-old viaduct, which carries the Newquay branch line over the River Par, remains safe and reliable long into the future. As a precaution,…

Trains are running again between Newquay and Par this morning after Network Rail completed the third major stage of work to create Mid Cornwall Metro and transform coast-to-coast travel in the county. Four weeks of round-the-clock work has been completed to: Mid Cornwall Metro is funded by Government and Cornwall Council and being delivered by…

Thanks to Jon Hird for this fantastic photo of the new passing loop installed at Goss Moor as part of the Mid Cornwall Metro project. The passing loop will allow long-distance and local trains to run at the same time between Newquay and Par. As well as the Goss Moor passing loop, the current phase…