Fishponds station was just south of where Morrisons supermarket car park is today. The railway line was built in 1835 for transport of coal from Coalpit Heath to industry in the centre of Bristol. The station, originally named Fish Ponds, was opened in March 1866, and was renamed Stapleton on 1 April 1866.[1] It was part of the Bristol to Birmingham line of the Midland Railway. The station was renamed Fish Ponds on 1 January 1867, and Fishponds on 1 May 1939.[1] It had two platforms plus a shunting line constructed in 1905 for the Avonside Locomotive Works to move their newly built locomotives onto the main line.
The site of Fishponds railway station in June 2006.
The line was closed in the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Stopping passenger services on the Bristol to Gloucester line ceased on 4 January 1965; the station closed to goods traffic on 31 December 1965. However, trains continued between Bristol and Bath Green Park until 7 March 1966. The signal box remained open until 12 April 1968, when most of the station buildings were demolished. The line through the station was due to close on 3 January 1970, but a landslip at nearby Staple Hill led to its closure a week early. The tracks were later removed. There are still remains including the stairs to the footbridge on the Bristol side. The line was converted into the Bristol & Bath Railway Path which was completed in 1986, though the trail through the Fishponds station site deviates from the original rail line because of the roads associated with a supermarket on adjoining land.
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Fishponds railway station was a station in Fishponds Bristol England which was closed by Dr Beeching s cuts in the 1960s FishpondsFishponds railway station in 1972General informationLocationFishponds City of BristolEnglandGrid referenceST632755Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayLondon Midland Region of British RailwaysKey datesMarch 1866 1866 03 Opened as Fish Ponds1 April 1866Renamed Stapleton1 January 1867Renamed Fish Ponds1 May 1939Renamed Fishponds7 March 1966ClosedvteBristol and Gloucester RailwayLegendGloucester Newport line SWR to NewportGloucesterBirmingham amp Gloucester Rly MR to Birmingham M5 HaresfieldGolden Valley line GWR to SwindonStonehouse Bristol Road Stonehouse amp Nailsworth Rly MR to Nailsworth StroudStroudwater NavigationFrocesterCam amp DursleyCoaley JunctionDursley amp Midland Junction Rly MR to Dursley M5 Berkeley RoadSharpness branch line MR to Sharpness M5 CharfieldWickwarWickwar TunnelThornbury branch line MR to ThornburyYateWesterleigh JunctionSouth Wales Main Line GWR to London PaddingtonCoalpit Heath SidingsRam Hill CollieryWesterleigh Goods Depot M4 Bristol Parkway Mangotsfield amp Bath branch line MR to BathSouth Wales Main Line GWR to Swansea MangotsfieldGoods lineto Avonmouth docks Staple HillStaple Hill TunnelFilton Abbey Wood FishpondsAvonside Locomotive WorksClifton Extension Rly GWR amp MR to Avonmouth Kingswood JunctionRiver Frome Atlas Locomotive Worksand collieries M32 Stapleton RoadLawrence HillWaste DepotGoods DepotsBristol St Philip sBristol Harbour River Avon from Bath GWR Temple MeadsGoods Depot Great Western Main Lineto London PaddingtonBristol Temple MeadsBridge over Victoria Streettunnel underSt Mary Redcliffe churchyardBristol Harbour Railway St Philip s Marsh depotRiver Avon to the sea Bristol amp North Somerset Rly GWR Bristol and Exeter Railway GWR to Taunton and ExetervteRailways in the Bristol areaLegendCross Country RouteThornbury branch lineYate South Wales Main LineNew Passage Pier Westerleigh JunctionNew Passage Halt Cross Hands HaltSouth Wales Main Linevia Severn Tunnel PilningSevern Beach Coalpit HeathSevern View Industrial Park WinterbourneChittening Industrial Estate Bristol ParkwayPatchwaySmoke Lane Industrial Estate Ram Hill CollieryChittening PlatformHallen HaltAvonmouth Docks HenburySt Andrews Road Charlton HaltAvonmouth BPR amp P North Filton PlatformAvonmouth Royal Edward Stoke Gifford depotAvonmouth Docks Westerleigh Goods DepotAvonmouthAvonmouth Light Railway Filton JunctionAvonmouth Docks FiltonPortway Park amp Ride Filton Abbey WoodShirehampton HorfieldSea Mills Ashley HillClifton Down Tunnel Mangotsfield 1845 1869 Clifton Down Mangotsfield 1869 1966 Redland Staple HillMontpelier FishpondsHotwells Halt WarmleyHotwells Narroways Hill JunctionStapleton Road sidingsGrey line represents Stapleton Roadboundary of Bristol Oldland Commonunitary authority area Avon Valley RailwayLawrence HillWaste depot BittonBristol St Philip s Barton Hill DepotSt Mary Redcliffe tunnel Avon RiversideBristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple MeadsPrinces Wharf KelstonBristol Harbour Railway St Philip s Marsh T amp RSMDSS Great Britain East DepotBristol Docks North BedminsterBristol Docks South Parson StreetCREATE Centre Mangotsfield to Bath lineSouth Liberty Lane DepotAshton Gate St Anne s ParkClifton Bridge BrislingtonNightingale Valley Halt Long AshtonHam Green Halt Bristol Exeter linePill Whitchurch HaltPortbury shipyard KeynshamRoyal Portbury Dock Bristol amp North Somerset RlyPortbury Shipyard SaltfordPortbury Great Western Main Line 1954 1964 PortisheadWeston Clevedon andPortishead Light Railway 1879 1954 PortisheadPortishead PierFishponds station was just south of where Morrisons supermarket car park is today The railway line was built in 1835 for transport of coal from Coalpit Heath to industry in the centre of Bristol The station originally named Fish Ponds was opened in March 1866 and was renamed Stapleton on 1 April 1866 1 It was part of the Bristol to Birmingham line of the Midland Railway The station was renamed Fish Ponds on 1 January 1867 and Fishponds on 1 May 1939 1 It had two platforms plus a shunting line constructed in 1905 for the Avonside Locomotive Works to move their newly built locomotives onto the main line Contents 1 Network 2 Closure 3 Services 4 References 5 External linksNetwork editThe stations at the Bristol end of the Midland line were St Philips where it ended within walking distance of Bristol Temple Meads then Fishponds Staple Hill and Mangotsfield At Mangotsfield the lines split and passengers could continue onto Gloucester past Parkfield Colliery and Coalpit Heath and or through Warmley Oldland Common and Bitton when the Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line was opened in 1869 There was also a spur to Clifton Down the Clifton Extension Railway built in 1874 and closed to passenger traffic in 1941 Closure edit nbsp The site of Fishponds railway station in June 2006 The line was closed in the Beeching cuts of the 1960s Stopping passenger services on the Bristol to Gloucester line ceased on 4 January 1965 the station closed to goods traffic on 31 December 1965 However trains continued between Bristol and Bath Green Park until 7 March 1966 The signal box remained open until 12 April 1968 when most of the station buildings were demolished The line through the station was due to close on 3 January 1970 but a landslip at nearby Staple Hill led to its closure a week early The tracks were later removed There are still remains including the stairs to the footbridge on the Bristol side The line was converted into the Bristol amp Bath Railway Path which was completed in 1986 though the trail through the Fishponds station site deviates from the original rail line because of the roads associated with a supermarket on adjoining land Services editPreceding station Disused railways Following stationBristol St PhilipsLine and station closed Midland RailwayBristol and Gloucester Railway Staple HillLine and station closedBristol Temple MeadsLine closed station open MontpelierLine closed station open Midland RailwayClifton Extension Railway Staple HillLine and station closedReferences edit a b Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd pp 97 219 ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Peter Aughton 2007 Bristol A People s History John Bartlett 2004 Images of England Fishponds External links editFishponds Local History Society Bristol amp Bath Railway Path 51 28 40 N 2 31 45 W 51 4777 N 2 5293 W 51 4777 2 5293 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fishponds railway station amp oldid 1176155051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
