CLIFTON DOWN RAILWAY STATION

'Clifton Down railway station' is located on Whiteladies Road in Clifton, Bristol, England. The station is 6 km (4 miles) west of Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. To the west of the station the line passes through a mile-long tunnel under the Downs; the station takes its name from Clifton Down, the southern part of this open public space.
The station is next to Clifton Down shopping centre. It is the closest train station to the BBC's main Bristol studios and offices on Whiteladies Road, and to Bristol Zoo (just under 1 km).
The station is the passing place of the main section of the line as there are two tracks there on the mainly single tracked line.
The original station waiting room, ticket office and station-master's house, which stands as a testament to previous grandeur, is now an Australian theme pub known as the ''"Roo Bar".'' The station building, pub and attached screen walls date from 1874 and have been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.^[1] The station is now unstaffed with no ticket machines, meaning tickets should be bought on the train.

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Service

Proposed Changes

References

See also

External links

Service

There is generally an hourly service eastbound to Bristol Temple Meads and westbound to Avonmouth, with the latter extended to Severn Beach in the peaks. There is no service on Sundays.

Proposed Changes

In March 2007 First Great Western, published details of the improvements they plan to undertake over the next three years.^[2] At Clifton Down they are;

★ CCTV

★ Help and information points

★ Public address system

★ Seal off area under bridge

★ Sign on road bridge

★ Zoo branding/signing

References

1. Clifton Down Station, Steam Tavern Public House and attached screen walls
2. First Great Western improvement plans

See also

★ First Great Western

★ List of all UK railway stations

★ Public transport in Bristol

External links