Ashton Gate railway station
Ashton Gate | |
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City of Bristol England | |
Grid reference | ST566716 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
15 September 1906 | Station partly opens as Ashton Gate Platform |
1 October 1910 | Station fully opens |
1917 | Station closed |
23 May 1926 | Station reopens |
August 1928 | Station renamed Ashton Gate |
29 October 1962 | Station renamed Ashton Gate Halt |
7 September 1964 | Station closed |
29 September 1970 | Station reopens |
by 1984 | Station closed |
51°26′30″N 2°37′32″W / 51.441598°N 2.625482°W
Ashton Gate railway station was a
Recent proposals have been made for the station to reopen as part of the MetroWest project to improve rail transport in the Greater Bristol area.[1]
History
The railway through Ashton Gate was opened on 18 April 1867 by the
Ashton Gate station was built after local
The station was 8 miles 75 chains (14.4 km) from the line's terminus at Portishead,
The station closed due to economies during the
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Parson Street | Great Western Railway Portishead Railway |
Clifton Bridge Line open, Station closed |
Future
The Portishead Branch Line is to be reopened as part of the MetroWest scheme, a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area.[7][8][9] The scheme was given the go-ahead in July 2012 as part of the City Deal, whereby local councils would be given greater control over money by the government.[9] A consultation on the plans was held between 22 June and 3 August 2015 to gather views from the community and stakeholders before moving on to detailed designs. The detailed proposals will be subject to a second consultation before the plans are finalised. Due to the additional capital costs, the line will not be electrified, however the design will include passive provision for future electrification. The line through Ashton Gate would be increased to double track.[10] Network Rail stated that it was not feasible to reopen Ashton Gate during the initial stage of the project, but that the scheme will be future-proofed to allow the construction of a station at a later date.[11]
Trains along the reopened line will operate between Portishead and
Notes
- Bristol to Exeter line and Portishead Railway was known as Portishead Junction until 1932, after which it was known as Parson Street Junction.[2]
- ^ The location of the terminal pier is an estimate.[4]
- ^ Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile.
References
- ^ "West of England Area Rail Studies Final Report" (PDF). JTEC - West of England Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-948975-22-9.
- ^ ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
- ^ a b Deaves, Phil. "Engineers' Line References: POD Portishead Branch". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Engineers' Line References: MLN1 Paddington to North Road Junction". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Ashton Gate - Bristol Railway Archive". bristol-rail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ White, James (13 March 2009). "Item 04: Greater Bristol Metro" (PDF). West of England Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Campaign for trains from Bristol Temple Meads every half hour". This is Bristol. Northcliffe Media. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ The Post, Bristol. Northcliffe Media. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Consultation on re-opening the Portishead branch line as part of MetroWest Phase 1" (PDF). MetroWest. TravelWest. June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "New Ashton Gate station delayed as part of £60m MetroWest project". Rail Technology Magazine. Cognitive Publishing. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "The Great Western Railway is back in business". Railnews. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- BBC. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.[refnote 1]
- ^ "Updated franchise schedule signals GW extension". Railnews. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.[refnote 1]
- RAIL. No. 799. p. 24.
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
Notes to references:
- ^ a b Note that these references refer to First Great Western, which was rebranded as Great Western Railway in 2015.[12]
External links
- Media related to Ashton Gate railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Pictures of the station