By rail
St Germans station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come St Germans station.
St Germans station (SGM) is on the Cornish Main Line. This page lists the beaches and National Trust and English Heritage places nearest the station, with straight-line distances, council dog rules and water quality, so you can plan a day out without a car.
- Station code
- SGM
- Line
- Cornish Main Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for St Germans
- Nearest beach in our guide
- Portwrinkle (3.6 km (2.3 miles))
Before you travel
Timetables, step-free access, ticket machines and parking at the station change, and some small stations are request stops. We do not copy them here: check the National Rail page for St Germans or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Beaches near St Germans station
Beaches in our guide within 5 km of the station, nearest first. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portwrinkle | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
National Trust and English Heritage places nearby
Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.
- Antony (National Trust): 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
On the line
Cornish Main Line
The main line runs from Penzance across Cornwall and over the Tamar into Devon at Plymouth. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Saltash
- St Germans (this station)
- Menheniot
- Liskeard
- Bodmin Parkway
- Lostwithiel
- Par
- St Austell
- Truro
- Redruth
- Camborne
- Hayle
- St Erth
- Penzance
Map
See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- OpenStreetMap: St Germans station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Cornish Main Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: St Germans – linked for times and facilities
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
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