Redruth is on the Great Western main line. I arrived there after a walk over the hills from Camborne. The line enters Redruth from the west over a viaduct:
The front of the station bears a sign that describes it as platform 3; this is in fact a bus stop for the bus link to Helston:
A view of the platforms, looking east towards the footbridge:
As the line goes east it disappears under a bridge and then into a cutting:
The footbridge and platforms, from the east end of the station:
Platform 2:
A detail of the GWR roundel and date (1888) on the footbridge:
Just as at Insch in Scotland, Redruth station is overlooked by a monument and fort on the hills between Redruth and Camborne:
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