Hallen Halt railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Hallen Halt

| status = Disused

| image = Hallen Halt railway station (site), Gloucestershire - geograph.org.uk - 5724323.jpg

| borough = Hallen, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|51.5122|-2.6415|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|ST555795|25|ST555795}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Great Western Railway

| pregroup = Great Western Railway

| years = {{start date|1910|05|09|df=y}}

| events = opened

| years1 = 22 March 1915

| events1 = closed

| years2 = 10 March 1917

| events2 = reopened

| years3 = October 1918

| events3 = closed

}}

Hallen Halt railway station was a railway station in Hallen, Gloucestershire, England, on the Henbury Loop Line. The station is closed, and the line is closed to passengers.

History

The halt was opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 May 1910. It was closed on 22 March 1915, but reopened for limited use on 10 March 1917 before being closed permanently in October 1918.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=112 }}

Future

Improved services on the Severn Beach Line are called for as part of the Greater Bristol Metro scheme, a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area.{{cite web |url=http://www.westofengland.org/media/98508/item%2004%20greater%20bristol%20metro%2013%20march%202009.pdf |title=Item 04: Greater Bristol Metro |first=James |last=White |publisher=West of England Partnership |date=13 March 2009 |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-date=15 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515034151/http://www.westofengland.org/media/98508/item%2004%20greater%20bristol%20metro%2013%20march%202009.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url= http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Campaign-trains-Bristol-Temple-Meads-half-hour/story-14446079-detail/story.html |title=Campaign for trains from Bristol Temple Meads every half hour |work=This is Bristol |publisher=Northcliffe Media |date=17 January 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Transport-Minister-hears-calls-better-Bristol-train-service/story-11271683-detail/story.html|title=Transport Minister hears calls for better Bristol train service|publisher=Northcliffe Media|work=This is Bristol|date=17 October 2009|access-date=14 April 2012}} It has been suggested that the Henbury Loop Line be reopened as part of the scheme, with the possibility of services running from Bristol Temple Meads to {{rws|Bristol Parkway}} via {{rws|Clifton Down}} and Henbury.{{cite web|url=http://fosbr.org.uk/ourcase|title=Our Case|publisher=Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways|access-date=15 April 2012}} The Metro scheme was given the go-ahead in July 2012 as part of the City Deal, whereby local councils would be given greater control over money by the government.{{cite news|author=Ribbeck, Michael|publisher=Northcliffe Media|work=The Post, Bristol|date=6 July 2012|access-date=6 July 2012|title=£100 million Bristol Metro train network by 2016|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/100-million-Bristol-Metro-train-network-2016/story-16492523-detail/story.html}}

References

Category:Former Great Western Railway stations

Category:Disused railway stations in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1910

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1917

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1918