Wildmill railway station

Wildmill railway station is a railway station serving the district of Wildmill, Bridgend, South Wales. It located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend.

Wildmill
Welsh: Melin Wyllt
Location
PlaceBridgend
Local authorityBridgend
Coordinates51.5199°N 3.5803°W / 51.5199; -3.5803
Grid referenceSS904812
Operations
Station codeWMI
Managed byTransport for Wales Rail
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 19,708
2015/16 22,446
2016/17 25,414
2017/18 26,250
2018/19 27,872
History
Original companyBritish Rail
16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)Opened
16 November 1992Closed
12 December 1992Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wildmill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened by British Rail on 16 November 1992 but closed four hours after it opened due to the station shelter being one inch too close to the platform edge.

It was reopened nearly four weeks later, on 12 December 1992.[1]

Service

Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail as part of the Valley Lines network for local services.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bridgend   Transport for Wales
Maesteg Line
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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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