Pylle railway station

Not to be confused with Pyle railway station.

Pylle
General information
LocationPylle, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST618389
Platforms2 (later 1 platform)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset Central Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMS
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862Opened (Pylle)
4 November 1957Renamed (Pylle Halt)
7 March 1966Closed

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]

  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.