railway station railway station railway station district bristol england near opened bristol single platform stop miles line later taken second platform added passenger services station declined following second world war report recommended complete closure line passenger services bridge ended september goods services following july line saw occasional traffic station demolished leaving remains platforms retaining wall regular freight trains station began run connected rail network line reopened passenger traffic plans reopen station history railway station opened april bristol services began line bristol junction pier line built broad gauge largely single track station sited southern end gorge hill near western bank river station took nearby miles chains line terminus miles chains miles chains great western railway terminus london north railway ran gorge south fields outside bristol station initially line opened station single platform west track road access large west storey building facing road ground floor single long room waiting room booking office station master office ground floor housed coal fired boiler washing facilities upstairs living accommodation accessed private staircase single north facing bay platform goods north end station station noted having excellent garden alongside platform nearby allowed passengers cross river services railway operated bristol trains day direction sundays operation transferred great western took bristol exeter took ownership bristol station visited prince wales station saw major works beginning 1880s january line standard gauge september passing loop brought use station east original track new platform serving new platform large shelter small signal cabin immediately south shelter south end linking original platform platforms half barrel added new platform served trains bristol original platform served trains double track station extended station changed march reverted station flooded depth feet metre parts bristol new signal box built south end western platform original cabin taken use august signal box contained token instruments connected line signal boxes boxes switched boxes bridge manned hours day services increased trains direction sundays increased sundays june station played major role bringing passengers known locally held south east station exhibition came early end outbreak world war buildings troop barracks station earlier year seen discovery corpse later identified prominent local solicitor death ruled suicide means lying train war saw establishment depot handled traffic docks animals transported military installations station closed sundays wartime economy measure war services increased july half hourly service operated line trains hour trains day sundays trains day operated staff assigned station 1930s carriage laid south end station line saw rise use second world war evacuated rural areas work bridge walking bridges obsolete air raids people sleep aboard carriages station bridge tunnel north station station war timber traffic local woodlands loaded trains members freight traffic included goods factory local firm dealing medicine railways came british railways services reduced trains day seven sundays passenger numbers fell station halt october report suggested complete withdrawal services line passenger services bridge ended september goods services ending year july final year passenger operation trains sundays carriage taken service followed line site reduced single track signal box closed november station buildings demolished site headquarters dog section western platform remained retaining wall eastern platform shelter station freight trains continued pass station number decreased time line falling regular use march route kept intact occasional freight trains single track allow rail access future branch line reopened scheme rail transport plan aims enhance transport capacity bristol area scheme given ahead july city deal local councils given greater control money government consultation plans held june august gather views community moving detailed designs detailed proposals subject second consultation plans finalised additional capital costs line electrified design include passive provision future electrification station bridge considered reopening line area increased double track line expected reopen trains reopened line operate trains hour direction services street aspirations reopened gate trains extended trains diesel multiple units likely carriages long line operated greater western passenger franchise subsidiary operates franchise contract early services start
Clifton Bridge railway station