Bristol St Philip's railway station explained

Bristol St Philip's
Status:Disused
Borough:Bristol, City of Bristol
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Years:2 May 1870
Events:Opened (Bristol (St Phillips)]
Years2:21 September 1953
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:1 April 1967
Events3:Closed to freight

St Philip's railway station was a small terminus station in Bristol built by the Midland Railway to relieve pressure on the main station at Bristol Temple Meads, which it shared with the Great Western Railway. The station had a single platform and was used principally by the local services between Bristol and Bath Green Park, via Mangotsfield.

St Philip's was created by the Midland in part of its extensive goods yard in Bristol and opened in 1870, the company having opened the line from Mangotsfield into Bath the previous year. The station was sited close to the Old Market shopping area and also attracted commuter traffic.

The Old Market area was badly bombed during World War II, and Bristol's shopping district was rebuilt elsewhere. St Philips Goods Station was renamed Midland Road on 15 September 1952. The local passenger trains were rerouted into Temple Meads and the passenger station closed on 21 September 1953. Midland Road goods station closed on 1 April 1967.

Following closure the station was demolished and its site was redeveloped for light industrial units.

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