Pylle railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the

Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, also known as the S&D, SDJR or S&DJR, was an English railway line connecting Bath (in north-east Somerset) and Bournemouth (now in south-east Dorset but then in Hampshire), with a branch from Evercreec ...

. Opened 3 February 1862 on the original S&DJR main line, the railway was reduced to branch status when the extension from

Evercreech Junction Evercreech Junction was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Originally opened in 1862 as "Evercreech" on the original S&D line from Burnham-on-Sea to Broadstone, it became in 1874 the junction for the north ...

Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ...

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. It was reduced to halt status on 4 November 1957 and closed with the railway, on 7 March 1966.

Reading

References

External links

*http://www.sdjr.net/locations/pylle.html
Station on navigable O.S. map
{{coord, 51.1477, -2.5470, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in Somerset Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England 1862 establishments in England