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St Hilary Platform railway station

Coordinates: 51°26′39″N 3°25′34″W / 51.4443°N 3.4262°W / 51.4443; -3.4262
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St Hilary Platform
The trackbed of the former line passing through St Hilary
General information
LocationSt Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates51°26′39″N 3°25′34″W / 51.4443°N 3.4262°W / 51.4443; -3.4262
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTaff Vale Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905station opened
12 July 1920station closed

St Hilary Platform was a short-lived station in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.

History

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The station was one of four 'platforms' opened on the branch to cater for the new railmotor service. Like the others, St Hilary Platform had a single 40-foot platform, which was without a shelter. Passengers were confined to a fenced enclosure at the rear, which was unlocked by the train conductor when the train arrived.[1] This layout was never altered.

Location

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The station was not very conveniently situated with regards to the village which it claimed to serve. It was a considerable distance away, and passengers travelling from the station to the village had to climb a steep hill.

Closure

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The station was never a successful undertaking. It closed on 12 July 1920, along with two other 'platforms'. Only Trerhyngyll and Maendy Halt (originally Trerhyngyll and Maendy Platform) survived beyond 1920 with its later 'pagoda'-style shelter still standing in 1959 well after closure to passenger traffic in 1951.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cowbridge   Taff Vale Railway
Llantrisant-Aberthaw
  St Mary Church Road

Notes

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  1. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 81
  2. ^ Chapman 1984, p. 97

References

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  • Chapman, Colin (1984). The Cowbridge Railway. Poole: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-86093-284-0.