Date: 15/06/2014

Potential locations for a new Portishead rail station are being discussed in a public consultation. Proposals to re-open the line are part of a £100m investment in the local area's rail infrastructure. It was originally closed in 1964 and the revamp is part of the MetroWest Phase 1 project, being overseen by the West of England Partnership. The project team has identified three potential station locations and is asking for comments. North Somerset Council will use responses to decide later this year where the station will be located.

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Public consulted on railway station

BBC News

A public consultation begins to decide where a new Portishead rail station might be located.

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The future of Bristol looks on as Freightliner 66560 passes Ashton Gate on the Portishead branch with a loaded coal train from Portbury import terminal on the morning of 9 February 2010. The probable destination in this case is Rugeley power station.
Location: Ashton Gate
Company: Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
09/02/2010 Peter Todd

This new station in Portishead, photographed in the summer of 1960, had a life of only ten years, (1954-1964). It was built to replace the previous station (shared with the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead light railway) which had been closed to make way for a new power station.
Location: Portishead
Company: Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
/07/1960 John Thorn

The Clifton Suspension Bridge, with the Portishead line in the background running alongside the River Avon.
Location: Nightingale Valley Halt
Company: Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
// Ewan Crawford