St Andrews Road railway station
Railway station in Bristol, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Andrews Road railway station is located near to St Andrew's Road and serves a large industrial area near to Avonmouth, Bristol, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.
General information | |||||
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Location | Avonmouth, Bristol England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.5132°N 2.6962°W / 51.5132; -2.6962 | ||||
Grid reference | ST517795 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SAR | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 March 1917 | Opened for workmen only | ||||
13 November 1922 | closed | ||||
30 June 1924 | reopened as a public station | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 4,724 | ||||
2019/20 | 5,728 | ||||
2020/21 | 4,910 | ||||
2021/22 | 7,164 | ||||
2022/23 | 17,322 | ||||
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This station is 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. All trains serving it are operated by and the station is managed by Great Western Railway. DB Cargo UK also operate coal trains to the Aberthaw power stations in Wales on an 'as required' basis and formerly to the now closed Didcot A Power Station from the adjacent bulk freight terminal.
For many years, it has been the least used railway station in Bristol.[1]