Bitton railway station

Bitton
Location
Place	Bitton
Area	South Gloucestershire
Coordinates	51°25′52″N 2°28′35″W / 51.431048°N 2.476366°WCoordinates: 51°25′52″N 2°28′35″W / 51.431048°N 2.476366°W
Grid reference	ST669703
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Operated by	Avon Valley Railway
Platforms	1 ( 2 until 1966)
History
4 August 1869	Opened
5 July 1965	Closed to freight
7 March 1966	Closed to passengers
1972	Reopened as heritage station
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View NW, towards Mangotsfield in 1963

Bristol Area Railway Map
Legend
Cross Country Route Thornbury Branch Line Yate South Wales Main Line New Passage Pier Westerleigh Junction New Passage Halt Cross Hands Halt South Wales Main Line Pilning Severn Beach Coalpit Heath Severn View Industrial Park Winterbourne Chittening Industrial Estate Bristol Parkway Patchway Smoke Lane Industrial Estate Ram Hill Colliery Chittening Platform Hallen Halt Avonmouth Docks Henbury St Andrews Road Charlton Halt Avonmouth (BPRP) North Filton Platform Filton Triangle Depot Avonmouth (Royal Edward) Westerleigh Goods Depot Avonmouth Docks Avonmouth Filton Junction Avonmouth Light Railway Filton Avonmouth Docks Filton Abbey Wood Shirehampton Horfield Sea Mills Ashley Hill Clifton Down Tunnel Mangotsfield(1845–1869) Clifton Down Mangotsfield(1869–1966) Redland Staple Hill Montpelier Fishponds Hotwells Halt Hotwells Narroways Hill Junction Stapleton Road sidings Grey line represents Stapleton Road boundary of Bristol Warmley unitary authority area Lawrence Hill Waste depot Oldland Common Bristol St Philip's Barton Hill Depot St Mary Redcliffe tunnel Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Harbour Railway St Philips Marsh T&RSMD Bedminster Parson Street Bristol Docks (North) Bristol Docks (South) South Liberty Lane Depot East Depot Bitton Ashton Gate St Anne's Park Clifton Bridge Brislington Nightingale Valley Halt Long Ashton Ham Green Halt Avon Riverside Pill Keynsham Portbury shipyard Whitchurch Halt Royal Portbury Dock Kelston Portbury Shipyard Saltford Portbury Mangotsfield Branch Line (1954–1964)Portishead Great Western Main Line Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway Bristol & North Somerset Rly (1879–1954)Portishead Bristol to Exeter Line Portishead Pier

Avon Valley Railway
Legend To Warmley Oldland Common Bitton River Avon Avon Riverside River Avon To Kelston

Bitton railway station is the main station of the Avon Valley Railway. It is located near the village of Bitton

Facilities

Bitton station contains a booking office, gift shop and buffet - as well as a large outdoor seating area. These facilities are available to cyclists as well as railway visitors.^[1]

On 3 September 2007, work began on the construction of a new buffet and toilet block.^[2]

Services

Regular services to Oldland Common and Avon Riverside stations run from April to October, mainly on weekends and school holidays.^[3]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Oldland Common		Avon Valley Railway		Avon Riverside
	Historical railways
Oldland Common Line and station open		Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line Midland Railway		Kelston Line and station closed

References

1. "Facilities & Guided Tour". Avon Valley Railway. 2004-12-27. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
2. "Phase 1 of the Buffet Building Starts". Avon Valley Railway. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
3. "Timetables & Fares". Avon Valley Railway. 2004-12-27. Retrieved 2007-11-21.

External links

• Avon Valley Railway Website