Pylle railway station

Pylle
Pylle
General information
Location	Pylle, Mendip; England
Grid reference	ST618389
Platforms	2 (later 1 platform)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Somerset Central Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMS ; Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862	Opened (Pylle)
4 November 1957	Renamed (Pylle Halt)
7 March 1966	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]

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

[1] The Somerset and Dorset Then and Now by Mac Hawkins page 179

[2] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 355. OCLC 931112387.

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Pylle
General information
Location	Pylle, Mendip England
Grid reference	ST618389
Platforms	2 (later 1 platform)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Somerset Central Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMS Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862	Opened (Pylle)
4 November 1957	Renamed (Pylle Halt)
7 March 1966	Closed