Portishead | |
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 The 1954 Portishead railway station, in 1960 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Portishead, North Somerset England |
| Coordinates |
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| Platforms | 1 (Old station); 2 (New station) |
| 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 | Portishead (Old) station opened |
| 4 January 1954 | Closed, replaced by a new station 440 yards (400m) away |
| 4 January 1954 | Portishead (New or BTC) station opened |
| 7 September 1964 | Closed |
Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway in 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the town of Portishead, North Somerset, England. After the opening of the Pier in 1870, the line was extended with an additional railway station opened by the pier. The Pier station closed first; and the original Portishead station closed in 1954, with a new Portishead station opened nearer the town. The 1954 station closed in 1964 when passenger services were withdrawn from the line.
A resited new station is due to be opened to passenger traffic as part of MetroWest, a scheme to increase rail services in the Bristol area. This will be built about 660 yards (600 m) east of the town centre.[1]
- ^ "Portishead GRIP3 report". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.