Hayle railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Hayle | ||
| Local authority | Penwith | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 43,467 | ||
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| 11 March 1852 | Opened | ||
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Hayle Station serves the town of Hayle, Cornwall, UK. The station is operated by First Great Western as is every other station in Cornwall.
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.
Services are provided by First Great Western from Penzance to Plymouth and Exeter. A service to London has also been introduced. Virgin Trains also operate a very limited service on the Cross-Country routes VT1 & VT3.
A camping coach adjacent to the platform offers holiday accommodation.
[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] External links
- Hayle Eye follow links to History/Heritage then Railways
- Train times and station information for Hayle railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Hayle railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Camborne | First Great Western Great Western Main Line |
St Erth | ||
| 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 |
| Railway stations in Cornwall and West Devon | |
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| Great Western Main Line: | Penzance • St Erth • Hayle • Camborne • Redruth • Truro • St Austell • Par • Lostwithiel • Bodmin Parkway • Liskeard • Menheniot • St Germans • Saltash • St Budeaux Ferry Road • Keyham • Dockyard • Devonport • Plymouth |
| St Ives Bay Line: | St Erth • Lelant Saltings • Lelant • Carbis Bay • St Ives |
| Maritime Line: | Truro • Perranwell • Penryn • Penmere • Falmouth Town • Falmouth Docks |
| Atlantic Coast Line: | Par • Luxulyan • Bugle • Roche • St Columb Road • Quintrell Downs • Newquay |
| Looe Valley Line: | Liskeard • Coombe • St Keyne • Causeland • Sandplace • Looe |
| Tamar Valley Line: | Plymouth • Devonport • Dockyard • Keyham • St Budeaux Victoria Road • Bere Ferrers • Bere Alston • Calstock • Gunnislake |
| Heritage Railways | |
| Bodmin & Wadebridge: | Bodmin Parkway • Colesloggett Halt • Bodmin General • Boscarne Junction |
