Portbury railway station

Portbury station

The disused railway station at Portbury
Location
Place Portbury
Area North Somerset
Coordinates 51°28′40″N 2°43′34″W / 51.4778°N 2.7261°W / 51.4778; -2.7261Coordinates: 51°28′40″N 2°43′34″W / 51.4778°N 2.7261°W / 51.4778; -2.7261
Grid reference ST496757
Operations
Original company Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
18 April 1867 Opened
30 April 1962 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Portbury railway station was a railway station serving the village and shipyard of Portbury in Somerset, near Bristol, England. It opened in 1867 and closed in 1962.[1] The line through the station was closed in 1964 and the former station house is now a private dwelling.

A three-mile stretch of the former line between Portbury and Portishead was bought by North Somerset Council in 2008 in order to keep the option of re-opening the line alive.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pill
Line open, Station closed
  Great Western Railway
Portishead Railway
  Portishead
Line closed, Station closed

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portbury railway station.
  1. "Portbury - Bristol Railway Archive". bristol-rail.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. "Portishead railway on track". www.thisisbristol.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-25.


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