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| Location | Hayle, Cornwall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°11′10″N 5°25′12″W / 50.186°N 5.420°W / 50.186; -5.420 | ||||
| Grid reference | SW559372 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | HYL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | West Cornwall Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| Opened | 1852 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  83,446 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 92,084 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  47,656 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 118,512 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 126,974 | ||||
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Hayle railway station (Cornish: Heyl) serves the small town of Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Great Western Railway manage the station and operate most train services.
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]
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 | ||
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| St Erth | Great Western Railway Cornish Main Line |
Gwinear Road | ||
The main entrance is to the platform served by trains to Penzance, which is approached by a road from Foundry Square. A footpath allows level 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.
Acamping coach adjacent to the westbound platform offers holiday accommodation.
Hayle is served by regular Great Western Railway trains between Penzance and Exeter St Davids. There is a single service each weekday operated by CrossCountrytoEdinburgh Waverley.[12]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| St Erth | Great Western Railway (Cornish Main Line) |
Camborne | ||
| CrossCountry CrossCountry Route (limited service, eastbound only) |
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| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 100 yards (91 m) |
| Next station anticlockwise | Lelant Saltings 2 miles (3 km) |
| Next station clockwise | Newquay 35 miles (56 km) |
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