Sandplace Tewesva
General information
Location	Sandplace, Cornwall England
Coordinates	50°23′14″N 4°27′53″W / 50.3872°N 4.46481°W / 50.3872; -4.46481
Grid reference	SX248570
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SDP
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
1881	opened
Passengers
2019/20	1,302
2020/21	828
2021/22	1,316
2022/23	1,154
2023/24	1,006
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Sandplace railway station (Cornish: Tewesva^[1]) is an intermediate station on the scenic Looe Valley Line in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The station serves the hamlet of Sandplace and is 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Liskeard.

The single platform is on the left of trains arriving from Liskeard.

The Liskeard and Looe Railway was opened on 27 December 1860 to carry goods traffic; passenger trains started on 11 September 1879, but Sandplace did not have a station until December 1881. A goods siding was provided a little distance south of the station but has been closed for many years.

The only facilities provided at the station are a small waiting shelter, a bench and an information board, with timetable posters. There are no ticket buying facilities, so passengers have to buy a ticket in advance or from the guard on the train.^[2]

All trains on the Looe Valley Line from Liskeard to Looe stop at Sandplace on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. There is no Sunday service in the winter.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Causeland		Great Western Railway Looe Valley Line		Looe

The railway between Liskeard and Looe is designated as a community rail line and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Looe Valley Line" name.

The "Polraen Country House Hotel" is included in the Looe Valley Line rail ale trail. This is one of the most difficult rail ale trail pubs to visit as it has very limited opening hours.^{[may be outdated as of March 2022]}

Sandplace is one of the stations named in Bernard Moore's poem Travelling.

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