Portishead railway station (WCPR)

Portishead
The site of the station in 2021
General information
Location	Portishead, Somerset England
Platforms	1 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Pre-grouping	Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Key dates
7 August 1907 (1907-08-07)	Opened
20 May 1940 (1940-05-20)	Closed
Location

Portishead railway station served the town of Portishead, Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

History

The station opened on 7 August 1907 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. There was a private siding that served Mustad's Nail Factory. It originally had no platform but one was built out of stone in 1920. ^[1] The station closed on 20 May 1940. ^[2]

References

1. "Portishead". WC&PR. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 349. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Portishead Pier Line and station closed		Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway		Portishead South Line and station closed

51°29′04″N2°46′01″W / 51.4844°N 2.7670°W / 51.4844; -2.7670