Pylle railway station

Not to be confused with Pyle railway station.

Pylle
General information
Location	Pylle, Somerset England
Grid reference	ST618389
Platforms	2 (later 1 platform)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Somerset Central Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMS Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862	Opened (Pylle)
4 November 1957	Renamed (Pylle Halt)
7 March 1966	Closed

Pylle railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened 3 February 1862 on the original S&DJR main line, the railway was reduced to branch status when the extension from Evercreech Junction to Bath was opened. It was built with a passing loop on the single line however the loop was removed in 1929 at the same time as the signal box. ^[1] It was reduced to halt status on 4 November 1957 and closed with the railway, on 7 March 1966. ^[2]

Reading

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Evercreech Junction Line and station closed		Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways		West Pennard Line and station closed

References

1. The Somerset and Dorset Then and Now by Mac Hawkins page 179
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 355. OCLC   931112387.

External links

• Article title ^{[ usurped ]}
• Station on navigable O.S. map

51°08′52″N2°32′49″W / 51.1477°N 2.5470°W / 51.1477; -2.5470