title: St Hilary Platform railway station
text: # St Hilary Platform railway station
  
  St Hilary Platform was a short-lived station in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.
  
  ## History
  
  The station was one of four 'platforms' opened on the branch to cater for the new railmotor service. Like the others, St Hilary Platform had a single 40-foot platform, which was without a shelter. Passengers were confined to a fenced enclosure at the rear, which was unlocked by the train conductor when the train arrived. This layout was never altered.
  
  ## Location
  
  The station was not very conveniently situated with regards to the village which it claimed to serve. It was a considerable distance away, and passengers travelling from the station to the village had to climb a steep hill.
  
  ## Closure
  
  The station was never a successful undertaking. It closed on 12 July 1920, along with two other 'platforms'. Only Trerhyngyll and Maendy Halt (originally Trerhyngyll and Maendy Platform) survived beyond 1920 with its later 'pagoda'-style shelter still standing in 1959 well after closure to passenger traffic in 1951.
  
  | Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station |
  | - | - | - |
  | Cowbridge | Taff Vale Railway Llantrisant-Aberthaw | St Mary Church Road |
  