Pill railway station
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Pill | |
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The site of the former Pill railway station | |
Location | |
Place | Pill |
Area | North Somerset |
Coordinates | 51°28′51″N 2°41′12″W / 51.4809°N 2.6866°WCoordinates: 51°28′51″N 2°41′12″W / 51.4809°N 2.6866°W |
Grid reference | ST524760 |
Operations | |
Original company | Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
18 April 1867 | Opened |
7 September 1964 | Closed |
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–Z | |
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Pill station
Pill railway station was a railway station near Bristol, England, on the Portishead Railway. It opened on 18 April 1867 and closed on 7 September 1964.[1] A goods yard just north of the station opened in 1912 and closed in 1963.[2]
Campaigners for the railway line to be reopened for passenger traffic have suggested the re-instatement of a passing loop here and the reopening of the station.[3] However the latest proposals suggest reopening the station, and most of the line, without a passing loop.[4]
The goods yard at the northern end of the station was the setting for the filming of the aftermath of the train decapitation scene from Bambi, an episode of the 1984 British sitcom The Young Ones.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Ham Green Halt Line open, Station closed |
Great Western Railway Portishead Railway |
Portbury Line closed, Station closed |
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ "Pill - Bristol Railway Archive". bristol-rail.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ "report_200808_NSCPortisheadRailLineStudyFinalReport.pdf (application/pdf Object)". www.n-somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ↑ "Portishead GRIP3 report". Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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