Clifton Bridge railway station

Clifton Bridge
The station site in 2008
Location
Place	Bristol
Area	Bristol
Operations
Original company	Portishead Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
18 April 1867	Opened
24–27 January 1880	Converted from broad to standard gauge
15 September 1880	Second platform added
March 1891	Renamed as Rownham
1899	Station flooded
1910	Renamed as Clifton Bridge
29 October 1962	Downgraded from station to halt
7 September 1964	Closed to passengers
5 July 1965	Closed to goods
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Coordinates: 51°26′48″N 2°37′33″W / 51.44677°N 2.62573°W / 51.44677; -2.62573

Clifton Bridge station

Clifton Bridge station, Bristol

Clifton Bridge railway station was a railway station in Bristol, England, on the Portishead Railway.^[1] Closed in 1964.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ashton Gate Line open, Station closed		Great Western Railway Portishead Railway		Nightingale Valley Halt Line open, Station closed

References

1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Bristol Railway Stations 1840-2005. Redcliffe. pp. 57–60. ISBN 9781904537540. 
2. ^ "Clifton RFC History - Edward Payne Press". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. http://www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk/captains/press/press.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-15.