Luxulyan railway station () serves the civil parish and village of Luxulyan in mid-Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, measured from the zero point at (via Box and ). Great Western Railway manage the station and operates all the trains that call.

History The first railway at Luxulyan was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to Molinnis which was built by Joseph Treffry, opening between 1844 and 1847. It climbed up the side of the Luxulyan Valley on a cable-worked incline and then crossed it on the Treffry Viaduct.

On 1 June 1874 a new line was opened by the Cornwall Minerals Railway. Running from to , it bypassed the incline, instead passing beneath the Treffry Viaduct and entering Luxulyan through the Luxulyan Tunnel. A passenger service was introduced on 20 June 1876. It was originally known as Luxulyan Bridges, but changed to the current name in 1905.

Facilities There is a single platform on the east side of the track which has a shelter and seats. At the southern end of this is the car park which connects to a small lane that leads to the village's main road. The station has a solar powered help point which allows waiting people to find out when the next trains will arrive.

Services Luxulyan is a request stop on the line, so passengers wishing to alight must inform the conductor and passengers wishing to join the train must signal to the driver.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 143 (Network Rail) The typical service is one train every two hours in each direction between and Newquay.

Community rail The trains between Par and Newquay are designated as a community rail service and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted as the 'Atlantic Coast Line'.

Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Luxulyan2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits7911,1601,2529221,2101,3721,4201,8361,4281,6542,1701,8742,4042,3941,7701,4707441,6962,5222,6603,196 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

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LuxSoft: Derailment of a High Speed Train in the Valley