Hayle railway station

Not to be confused with Hale railway station.

• James Henry Walters ca. 1867 - 1874 ^[3] (killed at Camborne after falling when attempting to enter a moving train)
• Thomas Albert Williams 1877 - 1895 ^[4] (formerly station master at Redruth, afterwards station master at Chippenham)
• James Gale 1895 - 1897 ^[5] (afterwards station master at Truro)
• C.H.W Isaac 1897 - 1912 ^[6] (formerly station master at Carn Brea, afterwards station master at Redruth)
• Harry Jack Fisher from 1912 ^[7] (formerly station master at Penryn)
• William Henry Harris 1926 ^[8] - 1933 (formerly station master at St Dennis Junction)
• A. Wingett 1933 ^[9] - 1937
• E.T. Roberts 1937 ^[10] - ???? (formerly station master at Yelverton)
• W. Reynolds 1943 ^[11] - ???? (formerly station master at Lostwithiel)
• John Frederick Martin ca. 1950
• E.F. Bealey ca. 1959

Description

An FGW Class 150 at Hayle with a service to Plymouth

The main entrance is to the platform served by trains to Penzance, which is approached by a road from Foundry Square. A footpath allows level access to the other platform too, and this continues along the route of a closed railway track down towards the wharves opposite a bridge which leads across the water to the Towans.

A converted British Rail Mark 1 adjacent to the westbound platform offers holiday camping coach accommodation. ^[12]

Services

Hayle is served by regular Great Western Railway trains between Penzance and Exeter St Davids. There is a single service each weekday operated by CrossCountry to Edinburgh Waverley. ^[13]

Hayle
Looking east
General information
Location	Hayle, Cornwall England
Coordinates	50°11′10″N5°25′12″W / 50.186°N 5.420°W / 50.186; -5.420
Grid reference	SW559372
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HYL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	West Cornwall Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
Opened	1852
Passengers
2019/20	92,084

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Erth		Great Western Railway (Cornish Main Line)		Camborne
		CrossCountry CrossCountry Route (limited service, eastbound only)

References

• Cornwall portal

1. Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 11B. ISBN   978-1-9996271-0-2.
2. BR Past and Present no. 17 Cornwall by D.Mitchell page 135
3. "Fatal Railway Accident" . Royal Cornwall Gazette. England. 17 January 1895. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Local Gossip" . Royal Cornwall Gazette. England. 17 January 1895. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Railway Promotion" . Shepton Mallet Journal. England. 2 April 1897. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Redruth Stationmaster" . Cornishman. England. 13 October 1926. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Hayle's New Stationmaster" . West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. England. 23 May 1912. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Indian Queens" . Cornish Guardian. England. 5 February 1926. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Devon" . Western Morning News. England. 2 February 1933. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Hayle" . Cornishman. England. 4 February 1937. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Lostwithiel Gift" . Western Morning News. England. 23 January 1943. Retrieved 8 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "BR 25355 Mk 1 Corridor Second Built 1957". Railway Heritage Register. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
13. CrossCountry Trains timetable (Dec 2023 - June 2024) https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/media/7351/book1-v3-web-version-1.pdf

This station offers access to the South West Coast Path
Distance to path	100 yards (91 m)
Next station anticlockwise	Lelant Saltings 2 miles (3 km)
Next station clockwise	Newquay 35 miles (56 km)

External links

• Train times and station information for Hayle railway station from National Rail