Portishead railway station

see also Portishead railway station on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway

Portishead
The 1954 Portishead railway station, in 1960
Location
Place Portishead
Area North Somerset
Coordinates
Operations
Original company Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1 (Old station);
2 (New station)
History
18 April 1867 Portishead (Old) station opened
4 January 1954 Closed, replaced by a new station 440 yards (400m) away
4 January 1954 Portishead (New or BTC) station opened
7 September 1964 Closed
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Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway in 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the village of Portishead. After the opening of the Pier in 1870, the line was extended with an additional railway station opened by the pier. The Pier station closed first; and the original Portishead station closed in 1954, with a new Portishead station opened nearer the town. The 1954 station closed in 1964 when passenger services were withdrawn from the line.

History

Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway on 18 April 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) beyond the village of Portishead and handled both passengers and goods.[1][2][3] The Pier was opened in 1870 and line was extended to the pier, with an additional railway station opened by the pier.[2] By 1904, this was listed as a goods-only station, known as "Portishead Dock".[3]

In the 1920s, the coal-fired Portishead power station was built adjacent to Portishead railway station; and the power station was extended in 1948 to increase its capacity. In 1949, building work also started on an additional power station, Portishead B power station.[2] This led to the closure and demolition of the original Portishead railway station. It was replaced on the same day, 4 January 1954, by a new station 440 yards (400 m) nearer the centre of Portishead and Bristol.[2]

The 1954 station was closed by the "Beeching Axe" on 7 September 1964, when passenger services ceased on the line.[1][2] Freight services continued on the line until the early 1980s.

It is planned that the line is to be reopened in 2019 when a new station will be built about 600 metres (0.37 mi) east of the town centre.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Portbury
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Portishead Railway		   Terminus
  Future services  
Pill   Greater Western franchise
Portishead Branch Line		   Terminus

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), p.189.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Crowhurst, Ken (2001).
  3. 1 2 RCH (1904), p.80.
  4. ↑ "Portishead GRIP3 report". Retrieved 15 January 2012.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Crowhurst, Ken (2001). Images of England: Portishead. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2240-5.
  • The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
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