Ashley Hill railway station was a railway station serving the area of Ashley Down in the north of Bristol, England. It was located on what is now known as Filton Bank. It was served by stopping trains to Severn Beach (via Pilning), Avonmouth (via Chittening) and Swindon (via Badminton). The West of England Combined Authority opened a new railway station, called Ashley Down, on the site of Ashley Hill station, in September 2024.[2]
Ashley Hill | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ashley Down, City of Bristol England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′42″N 2°34′36″W / 51.4783°N 2.5768°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and South Wales Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 June 1864[1] | Station opens |
| 23 November 1964 | Station closes |
| 28 Sept. 2024 | Reopened as Ashley Down |
History
editThe station was opened in 1864 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, which was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1868. The station passed to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Railways Board in 1964.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleton Road Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Bristol and South Wales Union Railway |
Horfield Line open, station closed | ||
The site today
editIn 2001 the station was selected to be reopened as Ashley Down and used as a stop for the proposed Bristol Supertram project. This was planned to operate as a 30-minute service between Broadmead Shopping Centre and North Bristol, but the project was cancelled in 2004. Construction on the new station as part of the National Rail network started in March 2023.[2] Services from the new station commenced in September 2024.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 57
- ^ a b c "New Ashley Down railway station construction gets under way". BBC News. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Ashley Down station is back". West of England Combined Authority. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Celebration as Bristol's new Ashley Down station gets ready for passengers". Network Rail. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.