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]

Pylle
General information
LocationPylle, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST618389
Platforms2 (later 1 platform)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset Central Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMS
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862Opened (Pylle)
4 November 1957Renamed (Pylle Halt)
7 March 1966Closed

Reading edit

  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Evercreech Junction
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  West Pennard
Line and station closed

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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