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Title: Overcrowding at St Germans. Post by: LiskeardRich on August 02, 2015, 17:34:11 It may be possible St Germans will double its annual passenger numbers this weekend. A Large festival has taken place a 3 minute walk from the station.
http://www.porteliotfestival.com/ Seems to have had a lot of famous names in the line up. It has resulted in an addition stop for at least 1 service. Quote 15:00 Penzance to London Paddington due 20:37 This train will call additionally at St Germans. This is due to overcrowding because of an event Title: Re: Overcrowding at St Germans. Post by: Tim on November 03, 2015, 14:06:18 St Germans station whilst certainly not Clapham Junction manages can be surprisingly busy in Summer. I understand that it has an active Rail User Group and that passenger numbers have climbed significantly. It also has a pretty good service with a mixture of HSTs and local trains. I would thoroughly recommend it as a base for exploring Cornwall without a car and you can even stay in a camping coach next to the station (camping is a misnomer - they are lovingly furnished)
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