Nightingale Valley Halt railway station

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Nightingale Valley Halt
General information
Location Leigh Woods, North Somerset
England
Coordinates 51°27′22″N2°37′49″W / 51.4561°N 2.6303°W / 51.4561; -2.6303 Coordinates: 51°27′22″N2°37′49″W / 51.4561°N 2.6303°W / 51.4561; -2.6303
Grid reference ST563732
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1928Opened
12 September 1932Closed
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Nightingale Valley halt
Nightingale Valley halt, Bristol

Nightingale Valley Halt was a railway station near Bristol, England, on the Portishead Railway. It was situated approximately 190 metres north-west of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and was for the benefit of visitors to Leigh Woods. It opened on 9 July 1928, and closed on 12 September 1932. [1] [2] No significant traces of the station survive today.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Clifton Bridge
Line open, Station closed
  Great Western Railway
Portishead Railway
  Ham Green Halt
Line open, Station closed

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References

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  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 318. OCLC   931112387.