Portishead railway station
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- see also Portishead railway station on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
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| The 1954 Portishead railway station, in 1960 | |||
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| Location | Portishead | ||
| Area | North Somerset | ||
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| Original company | Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway | ||
| Pre-grouping | Bristol and Exeter Railway | ||
| Platforms | 1 (Old station); 2 (New station) |
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| 18 April 1867 | Portishead (Old) station opened | ||
| 4 January 1954 | Closed, replaced by a new station 400 m away | ||
| 4 January 1954 | Portishead (New) station opened | ||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed | ||
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Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway on 18 April 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles from the village of Portishead.[1][2] The Pier was opened in 1870 and line was extended to the pier, with an additional railway station opened by the pier.[2]
In the 1920s, the coal-fired Portishead power station was built adjacent to Portishead railway station; and the power station was extended in 1948 to increase its capacity. In 1949, the original power station, which still in use, was renamed Portishead A power station. Building work also started that year on an additional power station, Portishead B power station, which began generating electricity in 1955.[2] This lead to the closure and demolition of the original railway station. It was replaced on the same day, 4 January 1954, by a new station 400 m nearer the centre of Portishead and Bristol.[2]
The 1954 station was closed by the "Beeching Axe" on 7 September 1964, when passenger services ceased on the line.[1][2] Freight services continued on the line until the early 1980s.
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- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ a b c d e Crowhurst, Ken (2001). Images of England: Portishead. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2240-5.
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