Ashton (Bristol) Railway Station

Long Ashton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter Line, 3. 5mi southwest of, serving the village of Long Ashton in North Somerset, England. There were two stations on the site, the first, called "Ashton", opened in either 1841 or 1852 and closed in 1856. The second station, originally known as "Long Ashton Platform" before being renamed as "Long Ashton" in 1929, was operational from 1926 to 1941. The site is now partly under the A370 Long Ashton Bypass, and there are no visible remains of the station. There is local support for the station to be reopened, possibly sited further to the west, and possibly as part of the University of Bristol's proposed Fenswood Farm development. First stationThe Bristol and Exeter Railway was opened between and on 14 June 1841, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and build originally as broad-gauge. A station named "Ashton", serving the nearby village of Long Ashton, was located on an embankment 3mi from and 122mi from the Great Western Railway terminus at London Paddington. Quite when the station opened is uncertain – Butt's Directory of Railway Stations states that the station opened with the line in June 1841, but Quick's Railway Passenger Stations states it only opened in June 1852. Both sources agree that the station closed in January 1856, however other sources such as Oakley's Somerset Railway Stations contain no reference to Ashton at all. If the earlier date is correct, services would have originally been provided by the Great Western Railway on behalf of the Bristol & Exeter. The Bristol & Exeter took over passenger operations on 1 May 1849.

Long Ashton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter Line, 3. 5mi southwest of, serving the village of Long Ashton in North Somerset, England. There were two stations on the site, the first, called "Ashton", opened in either 1841 or 1852 and closed in 1856. The second station, originally known as "Long Ashton Platform" before being renamed as "Long Ashton" in 1929, was operational from 1926 to 1941. The site is now partly under the A370 Long Ashton Bypass, and there are no visible remains of the station. There is local support for the station to be reopened, possibly sited further to the west, and possibly as part of the University of Bristol's proposed Fenswood Farm development. First stationThe Bristol and Exeter Railway was opened between and on 14 June 1841, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and build originally as broad-gauge. A station named "Ashton", serving the nearby village of Long Ashton, was located on an embankment 3mi from and 122mi from the Great Western Railway terminus at London Paddington. Quite when the station opened is uncertain – Butt's Directory of Railway Stations states that the station opened with the line in June 1841, but Quick's Railway Passenger Stations states it only opened in June 1852. Both sources agree that the station closed in January 1856, however other sources such as Oakley's Somerset Railway Stations contain no reference to Ashton at all. If the earlier date is correct, services would have originally been provided by the Great Western Railway on behalf of the Bristol & Exeter. The Bristol & Exeter took over passenger operations on 1 May 1849.