Coalpit_Heath_railway_station Knowpia

Coalpit Heath
Coalpit Heath
	Site in 2011, part of Ram Hill Business Park
General information
Location	Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire; England
Coordinates	51°31′15″N 2°28′01″W / 51.5207°N 2.4669°W
Grid reference	ST677803
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1903	Opened
3 April 1961	Closed

Coalpit Heath railway station served the village of Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire, England from 1903 to 1961 on the South Wales Main Line.

History edit

The station opened on 1 July 1903 by the Great Western Railway. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 April 1961.^[1]^[2]

^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 38
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 131. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Chipping Sodbury Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway South Wales Main Line		Winterbourne Line open, station closed