Hayle railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Hayle | ||
| Local authority | Penwith, Cornwall | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HYL | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 43,467 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 51,299 | ||
| History | |||
| 11 March 1852 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hayle from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Hayle Station serves the town of Hayle, Cornwall, UK. The station is operated by First Great Western and is 12 km (7¼ miles) north east of Penzance.
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. There is also access between the platforms is via a barrow crossing, which is unusual for a main line with express services not stopping at the station.
A camping coach adjacent to the platform offers holiday accommodation.
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[edit] Services
Hayle is served by many of the First Great Western trains on the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth. Some trains run through to or from London Paddington station, including the Night Riviera overnight sleeping car service.
There is one train each day operated by CrossCountry providing a service to Scotland in the morning and returning in the evening.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Camborne | First Great Western Cornish Main Line |
St Erth | ||
| Camborne | First Great Western Night Riviera |
St Erth |
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| Camborne | CrossCountry Scotland/Manchester - Penzance |
St Erth | ||
[edit] History
The station was opened by the West Cornwall Railway on 11 March 1852 when it replaced the original Hayle Railway terminus, located in what is now the Isis RNLI Memorial Gardens.
During the 19th century, Hayle was a busy junction with goods lines running all round the town, many connecting from the embankment which is still visible behind the 'up' platform (accessed over the barrow crossing from the car park). However, the decline of shipping in the Hayle estuary meant that these freight lines were no longer of any use and, shortly after the end of World War II, the original Hayle station was demolished.
[edit] Signal box
Status: Demolished
This box was closed and demolished in 1982, when the Hayle Wharves branch line closed. The station buildings were also demolished at the same time.
[edit] External links
- Hayle Eye follow links to History/Heritage then Railways
- Train times and station information for Hayle railway station from National Rail
- British Railway Stations - Liskeard
- Railholiday camping coaches
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 100 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | Lelant Saltings 2 miles |
| Next station clockwise | Newquay 35 miles |
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