Portbury railway station
Portbury station | |
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General information | |
Location | Portbury, North Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51°28′40″N 2°43′34″W / 51.4778°N 2.7261°W |
Grid reference | ST496757 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
18 April 1867 | Opened |
30 April 1962 | Closed |
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 | ||
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Pill Line open, Station closed |
Great Western Railway Portishead Railway |
Portishead Line closed, Station closed |
References
- ^ "Portbury - Bristol Railway Archive". bristol-rail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Portishead railway on track". www.thisisbristol.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2009.