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==Services== === Passenger === [[File:St Keyne 1533361.jpg|thumb|A {{brc|153}} at St Keyne Wishing Well Halt]] The service operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] since 10 December 2006 consisted of nine trains each way daily. During the peak summer period from 20 May to 9 September 2007 three additional services were operated, including a late evening train. In May 2019 Great Western Railway introduced an improved timetable which saw 15 trains a day run on the line Monday to Saturday and 8 on Sundays from April until October.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 January 2021|title=K2 Train times|url=https://www.gwr.com/~/media/gwr/pdfs/plan-journey/timetables/2021/january/k2-0121.pdf?la=en|access-date=10 May 2021|website=Great Western Railway}}</ref> [[Coombe Junction Halt railway station]] is served by only two trains each way Mondays to Saturdays. For most of the day, every second train in each direction runs without any intermediate station calls. On the other, stopping, trains, the other intermediate stations are all request stops – this means that passengers alighting must tell the guard that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. The trains are formed of two-car {{Brc|150}}s. 150233 was once named ''Lady Margret of Looe Valley'' (the original ''Lady Margret'' was a steam locomotive belonging to the Liskeard and Looe Railway). Single-car {{Brc|153}} 153369 was named ''The Looe Valley Explorer''. Both these trains carried large pictures on the outside showing local scenes, but interworked with other similar trains throughout the Great Western Railway network so did not work the line every day. Both these trains have since lost their special liveries and have been repainted in a standard liveries. {{Brc|153}}s are no longer used on this line as GWR no longer operate them. === Freight === [[File:Coombe Junction - Colas 70807 leaving Moorswater.JPG|thumb|A Class 70 from Moorswater waits at Coombe Number 2 Ground Frame]] There are currently no scheduled freight services. The most recent was a once-a-week service operated by [[Colas Rail]] using a [[British Rail Class 70 (diesel)|Class 70]] locomotive. The working was hauled from [[Aberthaw]] in Wales to [[Moorswater]], carrying an average of 20 cement containers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tarmac Cement into Cornwall|url=https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/tarmac-cement-into-cornwall.211570/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=RailUK Forums|language=en-GB}}</ref> This service stopped in September 2021, reportedly due to lack of demand from the customers.<ref name=":0" /> {{Clear}}
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