- North Filton Platform railway station
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North Filton Platform Location Place Filton Area South Gloucestershire Coordinates 51°31′02″N 2°34′22″W / 51.5171°N 2.5728°WCoordinates: 51°31′02″N 2°34′22″W / 51.5171°N 2.5728°W Grid reference ST603799 Operations Original company Great Western Railway Pre-grouping Great Western Railway Post-grouping Great Western Railway History 9 May 1910 Opened as Filton Halt 22 March 1915 Closed 1926 Reopened as North Filton Platform 23 November 1964 Regular services ceased 12 May 1986 Formal closure Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZNorth Filton Platform was a railway station which served the northern part of Filton, Gloucestershire, England. It was on the railway line between Filton and Avonmouth, and was situated on the western side of Gloucester Road (the present A38).
History
The junctions in the Filton/Patchway/Stoke Gifford area. North Filton Platform was to the west of Filton West Junction.[1]
Bristol Area Railway Map LegendThe railway line between Stoke Gifford Junction and Holesmouth Junction (Avonmouth), now known as the Henbury Loop Line, was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 9 May 1910, together with the Filton West Loop (Filton Junction to Filton West Junction).[2] Among the stations on that line which opened the same day was one originally known as Filton Halt. It closed less than five years later, on 22 March 1915.[3]
It was reopened either on 12 July 1926[4] or on 20 September 1926,[5] and was now known as North Filton Platform.[4]
Regular passenger services ceased from 23 November 1964, but official closure did not occur until 12 May 1986.[6]
References
- ^ British Railway Atlas 1955. Britain's Railways. Shepperton: Ian Allan. November 2000. p. 8, section C2. ISBN 0 7110 2726 9. 0011/C2.
- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 449,612.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, pp. 96,173
- ^ Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 248. ISBN 0 7110 0304 1.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 173
External links
Preceding station Historical railways Following station Filton Junction
Line closed, station openGreat Western Railway
Henbury Loop LineCharlton Halt
Line and station closedWinterbourne
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