Weston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station

Last updated

Ashcombe Road
Ashcombe Road station WCPLR.jpg
General information
Location Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Pre-grouping Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Key dates
1 December 1897 (1897-12-01)Opened
20 May 1940 (1940-05-20)Closed

Weston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station served the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Contents

History

The station opened on 1 December 1897 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. It had toilets and a waiting room. The platform was ten inches high until raised in 1919. The railway was intended to carry on past this station but the track was removed after a dispute with the council. [1] The station closed on 20 May 1940. [2] A florists occupies the site of the booking office while a footpath follows part of the trackbed. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway</span> Railway in the South West of England

The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway (WC&PR) was a 14.01-mile (22.55 km) standard gauge light railway in Somerset, England. It was conceived as a tramway in the 1880s, opening between the coastal towns of Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon in 1897 and completed to Portishead in 1907. It closed in 1940.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weston-super-Mare Tramways</span>

The Weston-super-Mare Tramways were the electric street tramways of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. It operated a fleet of up to 16 standard gauge single- and double-deck tramcars on routes totalling 2.92 miles (4.70 km) to Birnbeck Pier, The Sanatorium and Locking Road. It opened in 1902 and was replaced by bus services in 1937.

All Saints railway station served the town of Clevedon, North Somerset, England, from 1917 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portishead railway station (WCPR)</span> Disused railway station in Portishead, Somerset

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

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clapton Road railway station</span> Disused railway station in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset

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

Cadbury Road railway station served the village of Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Walton in Gordano railway station served the village of Walton in Gordano, North Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Walton Park railway station served the village of Walton in Gordano, North Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

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

Colehouse Lane railway station served the town of Clevedon, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Kingston Road railway station served the village of Kingston Seymour, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Ham Lane railway station served the village of Kingston Seymour, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Wick St Lawrence railway station served the civil parish of Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. Even though it was intended to serve Wick St Lawrence, it was situated a mile away from the village. It had a ticket office, a waiting room and was staffed until 1928. The station closed on 20 May 1940.

Ebdon Lane railway station served the suburb of Ebdon, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Worle Town railway station</span> Disused railway station in Worle, North Somerset

Worle Town railway station served the village of Worle, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Bristol Road railway station served the village of Worle, North Somerset, England, from 1912 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

Milton Road railway station served the suburb of Milton, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clevedon railway station (WCP)</span> Disused railway station in Clevedon, North Somerset

Clevedon railway station served the town of Clevedon, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

References

  1. ↑ "Weston Ashcombe Road". WC&PR. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 452. OCLC   931112387.
  3. ↑ "The line today - South Section - WC&P Railway". WC&PR. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Milton Road (Somerset)
Line and station closed		  Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway  Terminus

51°21′01″N2°57′53″W / 51.3502°N 2.9647°W / 51.3502; -2.9647


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.