Bitton railway station

Bitton
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Bitton, South Gloucestershire England
Coordinates	51.431048°N 2.476366°W / 51.431048; -2.476366
Grid reference	ST669703
Operated by	Avon Valley Railway
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
4 August 1869	Opened
5 July 1965	Closed to freight
7 March 1966	Closed to passengers
1972	Reopened as heritage station

View NW, towards Mangotsfield in 1963

v t e Railways in the Bristol area
Cross Country Route Thornbury branch line Yate South Wales Main Line New Passage Pier Westerleigh Junction New Passage Halt Cross Hands Halt South Wales Main Line via Severn Tunnel Pilning Severn Beach Coalpit Heath Severn View Industrial Park Winterbourne Chittening Industrial Estate Bristol Parkway Patchway Smoke Lane Industrial Estate Ram Hill Colliery Chittening Platform Hallen Halt Avonmouth Docks Henbury St Andrews Road Charlton Halt Avonmouth (BPR&P) North Filton Platform Avonmouth (Royal Edward) Stoke Gifford depot Avonmouth Docks Westerleigh Goods Depot Avonmouth Avonmouth Light Railway Filton Junction Avonmouth Docks Filton Portway Park & Ride Filton Abbey Wood Shirehampton Horfield Ashley Down Sea Mills Ashley Hill Clifton Down Tunnel Mangotsfield (1845–1869) Clifton Down Mangotsfield (1869–1966) Redland Staple Hill Montpelier Fishponds Hotwells Halt Warmley Hotwells Narroways Hill Junction Stapleton Road sidings Grey line represents Stapleton Road boundary of Bristol Oldland Common unitary authority area Avon Valley Railway Lawrence Hill Waste depot Bitton Bristol St Philip's Barton Hill Depot St Mary Redcliffe tunnel Avon Riverside Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple Meads Princes' Wharf Kelston Bristol Harbour Railway St Philip's Marsh T&RSMD SS Great Britain East Depot Bristol Docks (North) Bedminster Bristol Docks (South) Parson Street CREATE Centre Mangotsfield to Bath line South Liberty Lane Depot Ashton Gate St Anne's Park Clifton Bridge Brislington Nightingale Valley Halt Long Ashton Ham Green Halt Bristol–Exeter line Pill Whitchurch Halt Portbury shipyard Keynsham Royal Portbury Dock Bristol & North Somerset Rly Portbury Shipyard Saltford Portbury Great Western Main Line (1954–1964) Portishead Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway (1879–1954) Portishead Portishead Pier

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Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line to Warmley Oldland Common Halt Bitton River Avon Avon Riverside River Avon Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line to Kelston

Bitton railway station is the main station (and headquarters) of the Avon Valley Railway. It is located near the village of Bitton, South Gloucestershire.

The station was opened on 4 August 1869, however was shut due to the Beeching cuts, closing to freight trains on 5 July 1965, and to passengers on 7 March 1966.[1] However, it was reopened by the Avon Valley Railway heritage railway in 1972.

The station was served by the Midland Railway-operated Mangotsfield and Bath branch line, which now has become the Bristol and Bath Railway Path cycle route.

Facilities

Bitton station contains a booking office, gift shop and buffet - as well as a large outdoor seating area. These facilities are available to cyclists as well as railway visitors.[2]

On 3 September 2007, work began on the construction of a new buffet and toilet block.[3]

Services

Regular services to Oldland Common and Avon Riverside stations run from April to October, mainly on weekends and school holidays.[4]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Oldland Common		Avon Valley Railway		Avon Riverside
	Historical railways
Oldland Common Line and station open		Midland Railway Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line		Kelston Line and station closed

References

1. Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
2. "Facilities & Guided Tour". Avon Valley Railway. 27 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
3. "Phase 1 of the Buffet Building Starts". Avon Valley Railway. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
4. "Timetables & Fares". Avon Valley Railway. 27 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.

External links

• Avon Valley Railway Website