Bristol St Philips railway station

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Railways in Bristol

Legend

Cross Country Route to Gloucester

South Wales Main Line to Swindon

Bristol Parkway

South Wales Main Line to Swansea

Goods line to Avonmouth docks

Filton Abbey Wood

To Severn Beach

M32 motorway

Stapleton Road

MR (Bristol and Gloucester Railway)

Lawrence Hill

Waste Depot

Goods Depots

Bristol St Philips (Terminus. 1870-1953)

Bristol Harbour

Great Western Main Line to London

Bristol Temple Meads (Interchange)

Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum

St Philips Marsh (TMD)

River Avon

GWR (Bristol and North Somerset Railway)

Bedminster

Parson Street

Goods line to Royal Portbury Docks

Bristol to Taunton Line

St Philips railway station was a small terminus station in Bristol built by the Midland Railway to relieve pressure on the main station at Bristol Temple Meads, which was owned by the Great Western Railway. The station had a single platform and was used principally by the local services between Bristol and Bath Green Park, via Mangotsfield.

St Philips was created by the Midland in part of its extensive goods yard in Bristol and opened in 1870, the company having opened the line from Mangotsfield into Bath the previous year. The station was sited close to the Old Market shopping area and also attracted commuter traffic.

The Old Market area was badly bombed during World War Two, and Bristol's shopping district was rebuilt elsewhere. The local trains were rerouted into Temple Meads and St Philips closed on 21 September 1953, though goods facilities remained open until 1967.