Wildmill railway station

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

Wildmill Welsh: Melin Wyllt
General information
Location	Bridgend, Bridgend Wales
Coordinates	51.5199°N 3.5803°W / 51.5199; -3.5803
Grid reference	SS904812
Managed by	Transport for Wales Rail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WMI
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	British Rail
Key dates
16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)	Opened
16 November 1992	Closed
12 December 1992	Reopened
Passengers
2018/19	27,872
2019/20	28,126
2020/21	3,708
2021/22	15,258
2022/23	23,648
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The railway line between Bridgend and Maesteg had been in operation since 1866, but closed to passenger trains in 1970. Following campaigning in the 1980s and 1990s, the line reopened in 1992, with new stations in Wildmill, Sarn, Tondu, and Garth, as well as two in Maesteg (Ewenny Road and Castle Street).^[1] The cost of the new stations were funded by the Mid Glamorgan County Council. Services began running to Maesteg in September, and the line was officially opened in October by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.^[2]

Wildmill station was one of the later stations to be opened,^[1] and initially operated on a trial basis to gauge demand.^[3] The initial opening by British Rail took place on 16 November, but the station had to be closed after just a few hours, due to the station shelter being one inch too close to the platform edge.^[4] Health and Safety Executive officers also demanded changes to the overhang on the shelter roof, which was five inches too near to the end of the platform.^[4] It was reopened nearly four weeks later, on 12 December 1992.^[5][6]

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		Sarn

References

1. Nifield, Phillip (28 September 1992). "Valley is back on track". South Wales Echo – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Nifield, Phillip (28 August 1992). "Duke to flag up new rail line". South Wales Echo – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Legal notices". South Wales Echo. 2 October 1992 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Nifield, Phillip (27 November 1992). "BR bosses in blunder". South Wales Echo – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
6. "Train fare discount". South Wales Echo. 11 December 1992 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wildmill railway station from National Rail