Pyle railway station

Infobox UK station
name=Pyle
other_name=Y Pîl
code=PYL
manager=Arriva Trains Wales
grid_reference=


borough=Bridgend
platforms=2
start=
lowusage0405 = 48,056
lowusage0506 = 48,397
lowusage0607 = 43,520
locale=Pyle

Pyle railway station is a minor railway station in Pyle in Bridgend county borough, South Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line, served by the Arriva Trains Wales Swanline Swansea to Cardiff regional train.

Facilities

The station has 2 platforms:
*Platform 1, for westbound trains towards Swansea
*Platform 2, for eastbound trains towards Cardiff Central

The station is unmanned - there is no ticket office nor are there any platform entry barriers. Passengers must purchase tickets on board trains.

History

The original station at Pyle was opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850. It was relocated in 1876 and amalgamated with the former Llynvi and Ogmore Railway station of 1865. This was closed by the Western Region of British Railways in 1964. As part of the Swanline initiative, the present station was opened about ½ mile west in 1994. [cite book|author=Quick, M. E.|title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales: a chronology|publisher=Railway & Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|year=2005]

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