Avonmouth Docks railway station

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Avonmouth Docks
Avonmouth Docks railway station.jpg
The only known photograph of the station.
General information
Location Avonmouth, Bristol
England
Coordinates 51°30′00″N2°42′08″W / 51.5000°N 2.7023°W / 51.5000; -2.7023
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1910Opened
22 March 1915Last train runs
28 April 1919Officially closed

Avonmouth Docks railway station was in the Avonmouth district of Bristol. It was opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 May 1910 as a terminus for trains on the Henbury Loop Line. The last train to the station ran on 22 March 1915, after which it was closed as a wartime economy measure. It officially closed on 28 April 1919. [1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hallen Halt   Great Western Railway
Henbury Loop Line
(1910-1915)
 Terminus

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References

  1. Mike Oakley (2006). Bristol Railway Stations 1840-2005. Redcliffe. p. 45. ISBN   1-904537-54-5.

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