North Filton Platform railway station
railway station in Filton, the UK
North 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 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). 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.
The station was reopened either on 12 July 1926 or 20 September 1926, and was then known as North Filton Platform.
Regular passenger services ceased from 23 November 1964, but workman trains continued until 12 May 1986.
Reopening
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) and other local rail campaign groups have long supported the reopening of the Henbury Line to passengers, as well as the stations at North Filton and Henbury. FOSBR suggest this would help services along the Severn Beach line, allowing a Bristol Temple Meads-Avonmouth-Bristol Parkway service, and provide services to the north of Bristol generally, the Cribbs Causeway shopping centre, and the redevelopment at Filton Aerodrome. Around 2011, FOSBR said local councils had committed to a feasibility study into reopening the line.
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