In 1871 the railway company was acquired by the Great Western Railway who created a tunnel under Clifton Down and linked the Port and Pier line to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. This left the Hotwells branch as a stub. The station remained open, renamed as Hotwells until 1921[2] when it and the track to Sneyd Park were removed to enable the building of the Portway road.[3]
The only trace remaining today is a short tunnel under Bridge Valley Road which was used during the Second World War as an air raid shelter. Overcrowding became such a problem that Bristol City Council had to institute a permit system.[4] In later years, until 1996 part of the tunnel was used by a local gun club as a short range.[4]
^"Clifton Rocks Railway". www.cliftonrocksrailway.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
^White, Henry Patrick (1963). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain : Thames and Severn, by R. Christiansen. Phoenix House. p. 188. ISBN978-0-7153-8004-8. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
^. www.pastscape.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
^ ab"TheTimeChamber - Bridge Valley Road Deep Shelter". www.thetimechamber.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
hotwells, railway, station, 455854, 627204, 455854, 627204hotwells, originally, cliftonthe, site, stationgeneral, informationlocationhotwells, city, bristolenglandplatforms2other, informationstatusdisusedhistoryoriginal, companybristol, port, railway, pierpre,. 51 27 21 N 2 37 38 W 51 455854 N 2 627204 W 51 455854 2 627204Hotwells originally CliftonThe site of the stationGeneral informationLocationHotwells City of BristolEnglandPlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBristol Port Railway and PierPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates6 March 1865Opened19 September 1921ClosedvteRailways 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 Pier Hotwells stationclass notpageimage Hotwells station Bristol Hotwells railway station was a railway station situated in the suburb of Hotwells in Bristol England It was the original southern terminus of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier which ran to a station and pier at Avonmouth The station opened in 1865 originally named Clifton station and was situated in the Avon Gorge almost underneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge near the Clifton Rocks Railway 1 the Hotwells terminus of Bristol Tramways the Rownham ferry and landing stages used by passenger steamers In 1871 the railway company was acquired by the Great Western Railway who created a tunnel under Clifton Down and linked the Port and Pier line to Bristol Temple Meads railway station This left the Hotwells branch as a stub The station remained open renamed as Hotwells until 1921 2 when it and the track to Sneyd Park were removed to enable the building of the Portway road 3 The only trace remaining today is a short tunnel under Bridge Valley Road which was used during the Second World War as an air raid shelter Overcrowding became such a problem that Bristol City Council had to institute a permit system 4 In later years until 1996 part of the tunnel was used by a local gun club as a short range 4 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationHotwells HaltLine closed Station closed Great Western RailwayBristol Port Railway and Pier TerminusNotes Edit Clifton Rocks Railway www cliftonrocksrailway org uk Retrieved 25 January 2009 White Henry Patrick 1963 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Thames and Severn by R Christiansen Phoenix House p 188 ISBN 978 0 7153 8004 8 Retrieved 25 January 2009 Pastscape Detailed Result BRISTOL PORT AND PIER RAILWAY www pastscape org Archived from the original on 27 July 2011 Retrieved 25 January 2009 a b TheTimeChamber Bridge Valley Road Deep Shelter www thetimechamber co uk Retrieved 25 January 2009 See also EditThe Bristol Port Railway and Pier 1900 Ordnance Survey map showing Hotwells Station Photographs taken in old railway tunnel permanent dead link Hotwells Hotwells Halt railway station This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Bristol building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hotwells railway station amp oldid 1085346016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
