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St Dennis Junction was in St Dennis, Cornwall. ==1849 - 1960== The history of railway lines through the Cornish village of St. Dennis dates back as far as 1849. In that year, a tramway was opened linking the harbour in Newquay to areas where clay was - and still is - mined. This railway ran from Newquay, through the localities of Quintrell Downs, St Columb Road and St. Dennis. On 14 July 1864 an Act of Parliament was obtained for the Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway. Construction proved to be easier said than done and the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of broad gauge railway from the main line at Burngullow up to Nanpean finally opened on 1 July 1869. Upon the opening of the Cornwall Minerals Railway line from Par to St Columb Road on 1 January 1879 it became possible for trains of china clay to travel to the harbours at Par and Fowey for onward shipping. At the same time, the old tramway from Newquay was rebuilt and extended to meet up with the line already at Nanpean. On 23 May 1892 the line south of Nanpean was converted to the standard gauge used. Goods trains could now run through from St Dennis to Burngullow (although the line has never carried scheduled passenger trains). The section of railway from Parkandillick (just south of St. Dennis) up to St. Dennis Junction closed in 1960. The track over this stretch (Parkandillick - St. Dennis Junction) was then lifted. All that remains at St. Dennis is an overgrown railway cutting plus a platform with fencing on it. It is worth noting here that the name "St. Dennis Junction" describes the next destination from the junction as is customary on British railways. It is some way north of St. Dennis, nearer to the areas of St. Columb Road, Indian Queens and Toldish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Dennis Junction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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