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Ashley Down railway station is a railway station in Bristol, serving the Ashley Down area. [1] It opened on 28 September 2024. [2]The West of England Combined Authority planned to open a new railway station on the site of the disused Ashley Hill railway station which closed in 1964, as part of the MetroWest scheme. [3]
MetroWest, formerly known as the Greater Bristol Metro, is a project to improve the rail services in Bristol, England, and the surrounding region.It was first proposed at First Great Western's Stakeholder Event in March 2008. [2]
Ashley Hill: Clifton Down Tunnel. Mangotsfield (1845–1869) Clifton Down: Mangotsfield (1869–1966) Redland: Staple Hill: Montpelier: Fishponds:
Ashley Down is a residential neighbourhood in the north of Bristol, England. It lies on high ground east of Bishopston, north of St Andrews and St Werburghs, west of Muller Road and south of Horfield. The main artery is Ashley Down Road. It is in the Bishopston and Ashley Down electoral ward of Bristol City Council.
Montpelier railway station is located in the Bristol ward of Ashley, north of the city centre, serving the districts of Montpelier, Cotham, Ashley Down and St Andrews. The surrounding area is mostly residential, with shops on the nearby A38 Cheltenham Road . [ 1 ]
To the west is the Clifton Down Tunnel under Clifton Down, [6] from which the station takes its name. The station is one of the few double track sections of the Severn Beach Line, and so is often used as a passing place. [31] Facilities at the station are minimal – shelters, benches and timetable information are provided.
On Platform 1 there are Two electronic information signs, covered bike stands, benches, shelter with benches, one self-service ticket machine. Platform 2 has a two electronic display signs, covered bike racks, train timetables, a shelter with benches, one self-service ticket machine, public telephone and taxi hiring.
The station is staffed on weekday mornings. [9] It has two staggered platforms, separated by the A432 road bridge. An automated ticket machine was installed in mid-2007, but stopped functioning due to vandalism and is reported to be "unlikely to be replaced in the foreseeable future". [10]