| Ashley Down | |
| Manager: | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | ASD |
| Borough: | Ashley Down, City of Bristol |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.4788°N -2.5767°W |
| Years: | 2024 |
| Events: | Expected opening |
Ashley Down railway station is a railway station currently under construction, serving the Ashley Down area of Bristol.[1] The West of England Combined Authority have planned to open a new railway station on the site of the disused Ashley Hill railway station, as part of the MetroWest scheme.[2] The reopening is supported by Bristol City Council, Network Rail, local MPs and local rail groups,[3] and will provide rail access to local colleges, the Memorial Stadium, home of Bristol Rovers Football Club, and to the County Ground, home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.[4]
The new station was initially ruled out by Network Rail due to modern regulations regarding the track gradient in stations, and also due to the high cost of removing an embankment.[5] [6] However in January 2018, it was revealed that plans had been revived to reopen the station as part of the reopening of Henbury Spur.[7]
Following the Bristol City Council meeting of 18 June 2019, the former Ashley Hill station was cited as a station of main interest in MetroWest, with an opening date expected by 2023.[8] Funding was given in January 2023 for the station, and construction started in March 2023. completion is expected in 2024.[9]
The new station will be served by hourly services to Henbury calling at Filton Abbey Wood, North Filton and Henbury on the way north, and Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill and Bristol Temple Meads on its way south, however, until Henbury and North Filton open, this service will only operate between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple Meads.[10]