St Hilary Platform railway station

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

St Hilary Platform
The trackbed of the former line passing through St Hilary
Location	St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan Wales
Coordinates	51.4443°N 3.4262°W
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Taff Vale Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905	station opened
12 July 1920	station closed

History

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

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

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		St Mary Church Road

Notes

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

References

Chapman, C. The Cowbridge Railway 1984. Oxford Publishing Company