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The station, which took its name from the nearby Clifton Suspension Bridge, was 8 miles 42 chains (13.7 km) from the line's terminus at Portishead, [note 3] 3 miles 32 chains (5.5 km) from Bristol Temple Meads and 121 miles 63 chains (196.0 km) from the Great Western Railway's terminus at London Paddington.
Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.It is located 118 miles 31 chains (118.39 mi; 190.5 km) away from London Paddington.It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts, with a ferry to the city centre.
Bristol Temple Meads — Exeter, Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance; Bristol Temple Meads — Birmingham New Street, Manchester, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen; Reading — Oxford, Birmingham New Street, Southampton Central and Bournemouth; 2000-01: Class 221: 22 Class 800: Bi-Mode Multiple Unit: 140 225 5 36 Great Western Railway ...
The Severn Beach line from Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads. A new station will be built at Portway providing an alternative link from the Park and Ride. The line would have a half-hourly service from Bristol Temple Meads to Avonmouth, and hourly to Severn Beach. The Great Western Main Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Bath Spa.
The lines would have services to/from Bristol Temple Meads, and were each expected to carry 0.4 million passengers per year. [34] In April 2016, it was reported that the North Somerset Council had agreed to buy two parcels of land for the creation of the Portishead and Pill stations at the cost of £880,000. [35]
Portishead railway station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway on 18 April 1867; it was approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) beyond the village of Portishead and handled both passengers and goods. [2] [3] [4] The Pier was opened in 1870 and line was extended to the pier, with an additional railway station opened by the pier. [3]
Access to the southbound platform is via a slope of gradient greater than 1 in 12. [3] The station is on the Cross Country Route between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway, and on the Severn Beach Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach. [4] It is 1 mile 50 chains (2.6 km) from Bristol Temple Meads.
The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central. [1] Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth. The Wessex Main Line intersects the Reading to Taunton Line at Westbury and the West of England Main Line at Salisbury.