Under pressure from by local residents, the LSWR obtained new approval in the form of the North Cornwall Railway Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict.

[4] The station's heyday was around the time of the railway grouping when it saw substantial passenger traffic in the form of holidaymakers and daytrippers to the coast, with many guests staying at the nearby Metropole Hotel.

The Southern Railway took over responsibility of the North Cornwall Line and stations and decided, given the levels of traffic at Padstow, to rebuild the fish platform in the early 1930s.

The cutbacks were deliberately accelerated once the station was transferred to the Western Region of British Railways in January 1963.

Goods traffic ended in 1964, followed by most of the through passenger trains to London Waterloo (including the Atlantic Coast Express).

The station building is extant and was used as a cycle hire shop but now, it houses the offices of Padstow Town Council.

[1] The trackbed leading into Padstow now forms part of the Camel Trail, a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.