Hayle railway station should not be confused with Hale railway station.
| Hayle | |
| Native Name: | (Cornish: "Heyl") |
| Native Name Lang: | kw |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Hayle, Cornwall |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 50.186°N -5.42°W |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | HYL |
| Classification: | DfT category F1 |
| Original: | West Cornwall Railway |
| Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
| Postgroup: | Great Western Railway |
| Years: | Opened |
| Events: | 1852 |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Hayle railway station (Cornish: Heyl) serves the small town of Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Great Western Railway manage the station and operate most train services.
It is on the Cornish Main Line 7miles north-east of, 319miles from the zero point at measured via and .[1]
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. It was demolished shortly after the end of World War II.
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. However, the decline of shipping in the Hayle estuary meant that these freight lines were no longer of any use and were closed in 1981.[2] Hayle signal box was closed and demolished at the same time.
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 camping coach adjacent to the westbound platform offers holiday accommodation.
Hayle is served by regular Great Western Railway trains between and . There is a single service each weekday operated by CrossCountry to Edinburgh Waverley.[12]