Ashley Hill railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Ashley Down, Bristol}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ashley Hill
| status =
| image = Ashley Hill station (postcard) 2.jpg
| caption = Postcard of Ashley Hill station, c.1910
| borough = Ashley Down, Bristol
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.4783|-2.5768|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| original = Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
| pregroup = Great Western Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| years = 13 June 1864Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 57
| events = Station opens
| years1 = 23 November 1964
| events1 = Station closes
| years2 = 28 September 2024
| events2 = Reopened as Ashley Down
}}
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Ashley Hill railway station was a railway station serving the area of Ashley Down in the north of Bristol, England, between 1864 and 1964. It was on what is now known as Filton Bank, and was served by stopping trains to Severn Beach (via Pilning), Avonmouth (via Chittening) and Swindon (via Badminton). The West of England Combined Authority opened a new station, Ashley Down, on the same site in September 2024.
History
The station was opened in 1864 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, which was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1868. The station passed to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Railways Board in 1964.
In 2001, the station was selected to be reopened as Ashley Down and used as a stop for the proposed Bristol Supertram project. A 30-minute service was planned between Broadmead Shopping Centre and North Bristol, but the project was cancelled in 2004.
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{{rail line|previous=Stapleton Road
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The site today
Construction of the new Ashley Down station on the National Rail network started in March 2023, as part of the MetroWest project.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-07 |title=New Ashley Down railway station construction gets under way |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-64861060 |access-date=2023-06-06}} Services from the station commenced in September 2024.{{cite web|url = https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/ashley-down-station-is-back/ | date = 27 September 2024 | title = Ashley Down station is back | publisher = West of England Combined Authority | access-date = 28 September 2024}}{{cite web | url = https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/celebration-as-bristols-new-ashley-down-station-gets-ready-for-passengers | date = 27 September 2024 | title = Celebration as Bristol’s new Ashley Down station gets ready for passengers | publisher = Network Rail | access-date = 28 September 2024}}
References
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Category:Disused railway stations in Bristol
Category:Former Great Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864