Brislington railway station

Brislington railway station was a railway station in Brislington, a suburb of Bristol, England.

Brislington
A postcard of Brislington station around 1904
LocationBrislington, Bristol
England
Coordinates51.433821°N 2.555345°W / 51.433821; -2.555345
Grid referenceST614673
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
1873 (1873)Station opened
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)Station closed to passengers
1963closed for goods

The station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway opened in 1873. It closed to passengers in 1959 and to goods traffic in 1963.[1][2] 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.


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