Portbury railway station explained

Portbury station
Status:Disused
Borough:Portbury, North Somerset
Country:England
Coordinates:51.4778°N -2.7261°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:18 April 1867
Events:Opened
Years2:30 April 1962
Events2:Closed

Portbury railway station was a railway station serving the village and shipyard of Portbury in Somerset, near Bristol, England. It opened in 1867 and closed in 1962.[1] The line through the station was closed in 1964 and the former station house is now a private dwelling.

A three-mile stretch of the former line between Portbury and Portishead was bought by North Somerset Council in 2008 in order to keep the option of re-opening the line alive.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portbury - Bristol Railway Archive. bristol-rail.co.uk. 2009-01-25.
  2. Web site: Portishead railway on track. www.thisisbristol.co.uk. 2009-01-25.