Brislington | |
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General information | |
Location | Brislington, Bristol England |
Coordinates | 51°26′02″N2°33′19″W / 51.433821°N 2.555345°W |
Grid reference | ST614673 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
3 September 1873 | Station opened |
2 November 1959 | Station closed to passengers |
7 October 1963 | Station closed for goods |
Brislington railway station was a railway station in Brislington, a suburb of Bristol, England.
The station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway opened on 3 September 1873. It closed to passengers after the last train on 31 October 1959 and to goods traffic on 7 October 1963. [1] [2] [3] The site is off Talbot Road, close to the junction with the A4 Bath Road, and is used as a scrap metal yard. Parts of the platforms remain in place, although no buildings survive.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Bristol Temple Meads Station open, Line closed | Great Western Railway Bristol and North Somerset Railway | Whitchurch Halt Line and station closed |
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