St Austell opened with the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859.

This is the tallest viaduct on the Cornwall Railway.

The station was opened by the Cornwall Railway in 1863.

Built for the Cornwall Railway, it opened on 4 May 1859, and is still in use today.

The Cornwall Railway subsequently leased a part of the line to store rolling stock.

The station opened with the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859 when it was very different from today.

An agreement was signed with the Cornwall Railway for that company to work the line once it was complete.

The station opened with the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859.

The proposal to use the same system on the Cornwall Railway was not pursued.

In the forecourt is the old Cornwall Railway goods shed.