When the Vale of Glamorgan Railway opened in 1897, four of its five original stations served the principal settlements along the route.
[1] However, this arrangement was not entirely satisfactory, as there was a long stretch of line between this station and Llantwit Major which was left unserved by trains.
As a result, the Llandow Parish Council requested that the railway company erect a halt.
In 1905, with the introduction of steam railmotor services on the line, the Barry Railway Company agreed to erect halts at Llandow and Fontigary, but these were not built.
It was not until 1915 that the company accepted a fourth application and approved the building of Llandow Halt, which received provisional sanction from the Board of Trade on 20 April 1915 and opened on 1 May.