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===Descending to Coombe=== The line is [[single track (rail)|single track]] for the whole of its length and is worked by just a single train set each day. Trains leave [[Liskeard railway station]] from a platform at right angles to the main line platforms, initially running northeast away from Looe. Beyond the platform the line takes a long right-hand curve, passing the connection through the goods yard to the main line, and diving underneath the [[A38 road]] twice. It then descends steeply, now heading generally southwest, and passes under the [[Cornwall Railway viaducts#Liskeard|Liskeard viaduct]] carrying the [[Cornish Main Line]] 150 feet (46m) above. Curving right once more, the train joins the main branch line from Looe at Coombe Junction, and comes to a stand on a small [[level crossing]]. Most trains change direction here, the train's guard operating the [[Railroad switch|points]] using the ground frame ''[[#Signalling|(see Signalling below)]]'', but a few in each direction continue a few yards further to call at [[Coombe Junction Halt railway station|Coombe Junction Halt]] at [[Lamellion]]. Beyond the platform the line still continues to [[Moorswater railway station|Moorswater]], passing under the main line again beneath the [[Cornwall Railway viaducts#Moorswater|Moorswater viaduct]], but this section is no longer used.
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