Brislington railway station

Disused railway station in England

51°26′02″N 2°33′19″W / 51.433821°N 2.555345°W / 51.433821; -2.555345Grid referenceST614673Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western Railway Western Region of British RailwaysKey dates3 September 1873 (1873-09-03)Station opened2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)Station closed to passengers7 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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