Portishead South railway station

Portishead South
General information
Location	Portishead, Somerset England
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Pre-grouping	Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Key dates
7 August 1907 (1907-08-07)	Opened
20 May 1940 (1940-05-20)	Closed

Portishead South railway station served the town of Portishead, Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

History

The station opened on 7 August 1907 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. It had no platform, just a shelter and a siding that was used by a coal merchant.^[1] It closed on 20 May 1940.^[2]

References

1. "Portishead South". WC&PR. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 349. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Portishead Line and station closed		Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway		Clapton Road Line and station closed

51.4765°N 2.7648°W / 51.4765; -2.7648