St Andrews Road railway station

St Andrews Road
National Rail
General information
LocationAvonmouth, Bristol
England
Coordinates51°30′48″N 2°41′46″W / 51.5132°N 2.6962°W / 51.5132; -2.6962
Grid referenceST517795
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeSAR
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1 March 1917Opened for workmen only
13 November 1922closed
30 June 1924reopened as a public station
Passengers
2019/20Increase 5,728
2020/21Decrease 4,910
2021/22Increase 7,164
2022/23Increase 17,322
2023/24Increase 34,554
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

St Andrews Road railway station is located near to St Andrew's Road and serves a large industrial area near to Avonmouth, Bristol, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.

This station is 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. All trains serving it are operated by and the station is managed by Great Western Railway. DB Cargo UK used to operate coal trains to the Aberthaw power stations in Wales on an 'as required' basis before it closed down in March 2020,[1] and formerly to the now closed Didcot A Power Station from the adjacent bulk freight terminal.

For many years, it has been the least used railway station in Bristol.[2]

  1. ^ Ambrose, Jillian (31 March 2020). "Fiddler's Ferry and Aberthaw plants shut as firms ditch coal". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Estimates of station usage".

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