Pylle railway station explained

Pylle
Status:Disused
Borough:Pylle, Mendip
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2 (later 1 platform)
Pregroup:Somerset Central Railway
Postgroup:SR and LMS
Western Region of British Railways
Years:3 February 1862
Events:Opened (Pylle)
Years1:4 November 1957
Events1:Renamed (Pylle Halt)
Years2:7 March 1966
Events2: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]

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51.1477°N -2.547°W

Notes and References

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