Avonmouth railway station
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| Avonmouth | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Avonmouth | ||
| Local authority | Bristol | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | AVN | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 33,815 | ||
| History | |||
| 1877 1885 1920s ? |
Built 2nd Avonmouth station as Avonmouth Dock Tracks doubled Rebuilt Renamed |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Avonmouth. | |||
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Avonmouth railway station serves the suburb of Avonmouth in Bristol. This is the main terminus of the line; however, a few trains a day continue to St Andrews Road and Severn Beach
This station is 14 km (9 miles) west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. All trains serving it are operated and the station is managed by First Great Western.
In Avonmouth 4 stations in the past have served the suburb. They were Avonmouth, Avonmouth Dock, Avonmouth Docks and Royal Edward. Now only the Avonmouth Dock station remains [1]
[edit] Service
There is generally an hourly service eastbound to Bristol and westbound to Severn Beach with no service on Sundays.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Avonmouth railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Shirehampton | First Great Western Severn Beach Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Terminus or St Andrews Road | ||
| Railway stations served by Bristol area local services | |
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| Great Western Main Line: | Taunton • Bridgwater • Highbridge and Burnham • Weston-super-Mare • Weston Milton • Worle • Yatton • Nailsea and Backwell • Parson Street • Bedminster • Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa |
| Wessex Main Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa • Freshford • Avoncliff • Bradford on Avon • Trowbridge |
| Severn Beach Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Montpelier • Redland • Clifton Down • Sea Mills • Shirehampton • Avonmouth • St Andrews Road • Severn Beach |
| Bristol to Cardiff: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Patchway • Pilning • Severn Tunnel Junction • Newport • Cardiff Central |
| Bristol to Cheltenham: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Yate • Cam and Dursley • Gloucester • Cheltenham Spa |
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