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Brislington railway station

Brislington
A postcard of Brislington station around 1904
General information
LocationBrislington, Bristol
England
Coordinates51°26′02″N 2°33′19″W / 51.433821°N 2.555345°W / 51.433821; -2.555345
Grid referenceST614673
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 September 1873 (1873-09-03)Station opened
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)Station closed to passengers
7 October 1963 (1963-10-07)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
Bristol Temple Meads
Station open, Line closed 		  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway 		  Whitchurch Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ "Brislington". Bristol Railway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Brislington Station". Pastscape. Historic England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
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