Hayle railway station serves the small town of Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the Cornish Main Line north-east of , from the zero point at measured via and . Great Western Railway manage the station and provide train services alongside CrossCountry.
History The station was opened by the West Cornwall Railway on 11 March 1852 when it replaced the original Hayle Railway terminus, located in what is now the Isis RNLI Memorial Gardens. It was demolished shortly after the end of World War II.
During the 19th century, Hayle was a busy junction with goods lines running all round the town, many connecting from the embankment which is still visible behind the 'up' platform. However, the decline of shipping in the Hayle estuary meant that these freight lines were no longer of any use and were closed in 1981.BR Past and Present no. 17 Cornwall by D.Mitchell page 135 Hayle signal box was closed and demolished at the same time.
Description The main entrance is to the platform served by trains to Penzance, which is approached by a road from Foundry Square. A footpath beneath the west end of the station allows step-free access to the other platform too, and this continues along the route of a closed railway track down towards the wharves opposite a bridge which leads across the water to the Towans.
A converted British Rail Mark 1 adjacent to the westbound platform offers holiday camping coach accommodation.
Services
Hayle is served by two train operating companies. Great Western Railway (GWR) provides most services:
1 to 1 tph to with some services also extending to
This includes a few GWR services to and from . The Night Riviera sleeper service only calls on the way down to Penzance.
The most recent timetable from CrossCountry sees most of their services serving Hayle. This consists of two trains a day in each direction; two to Penzance and one to Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street (Bristol Temple Meads on a Saturday and Plymouth on a Sunday). On Sundays there is one less service, with the service from Edinburgh to Penzance not serving Hayle.
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