In later years, a wooden canopy was built on the other platform when the opening of RAF St Athan increased traffic on the line.

[2] At some point in its later life, the station's nameboard read 'Gileston for St Athan'.

The boards displayed this name until closing, but the station but was usually referred to just as Gileston.

[3] When the southern section of the Llantrisant-Aberthaw line between Cowbridge and Aberthaw closed to passengers, the staff at St Athan Road and Aberthaw Low Level were withdrawn, and their duties were allotted to the staff at Gileston.

Although the Vale of Glamorgan Line has since re-opened to passengers, no new station at Gileston has been built.