Brislington | |
|---|---|
 A postcard of Brislington station around 1904 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Brislington, Bristol England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′02″N 2°33′19″W / 51.433821°N 2.555345°W |
| Grid reference | ST614673 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 3 September 1873 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1959 | Station closed to passengers |
| 7 October 1963 | 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 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
- ↑ "Brislington". Bristol Railway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Brislington Station". Pastscape. Historic England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
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