Hayle railway station

Not to be confused with Hale railway station.

Hayle railway station serves the small town of Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Great Western Railway manage the station and operate most train services.

Hayle
The eastbound platform
General information
Location	Hayle, Cornwall England
Coordinates	50.186°N 5.420°W / 50.186; -5.420
Grid reference	SW559372
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HYL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	West Cornwall Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
Opened	1852
Passengers
2019/20	92,084
2020/21	47,656
2021/22	118,512
2022/23	126,974
2023/24	136,644
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is on the Cornish Main Line 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Penzance, 319 miles 31 chains (319.39 mi; 514.0 km) from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.^[1]

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.^[2] Hayle signal box was closed and demolished at the same time.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
St Erth		Great Western Railway Cornish Main Line		Gwinear Road

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.^[3]

Services

Class 802 with GWR service to Plymouth

Hayle is served by regular Great Western Railway trains between Penzance and Exeter St Davids. There is a single service each weekday operated by CrossCountry to Edinburgh Waverley.^[4] From 18th May 2025, there will be at least 2 Crosscountry trains each way on Weekdays and Saturdays and around one on Sundays each way.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Erth		Great Western Railway (Cornish Main Line)		Camborne
		CrossCountry CrossCountry Route (limited service)