Avonmouth Docks railway station

This article is about the Great Western Railway station. For the joint Midland and Great Western station, then known as Avonmouth Dock, see Avonmouth railway station. For other railway stations in the Avonmouth area, see Avonmouth railway station (disambiguation).

Avonmouth Docks
The only known photograph of the station.
General information
LocationAvonmouth, Bristol
England
Coordinates51°30′00″N 2°42′08″W / 51.5000°N 2.7023°W / 51.5000; -2.7023
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1910Opened
22 March 1915Last train runs
28 April 1919Officially closed
Location

Avonmouth Docks railway station was in the Avonmouth district of Bristol. It was opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 May 1910 as a terminus for trains on the Henbury Loop Line. The last train to the station ran on 22 March 1915, after which it was closed as a wartime economy measure. It officially closed on 28 April 1919.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hallen Halt   Great Western Railway
Henbury Loop Line
(1910-1915) 		  Terminus

References

  1. ^ Mike Oakley (2006). Bristol Railway Stations 1840-2005. Redcliffe. p. 45. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.

See also


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