Ashton Gate Railway Station

As-was. I'm standing on the bridge pictured in the main photo on the Wikipedia article, looking back to the A370 flyover that that photo was taken from.

As with Clifton Bridge Station, the next stop "down", there's not much to be seen these days.

Apparently there's some pressure to re-open the station as part of the MetroWest scheme, at which point I'd presumably be able to walk to a station that would get me on a train to Portishead on this old branch line, which would be a nice way of going on a day out. I've hardly ever been to Portishead, but I quite enjoyed the couple of trips I've taken there... I won't hold my breath, though.

Wikipedia notes that it was renamed temporarily in 1914 to Bristol International Exhibition, traces of which we've previously seen—it was the halls being constructed of white plasterboard and mouldings made from fibre and gypsum that led to its nickname of "White City", which is the name of the allotments that stand there now.

From wander: The Gridiron, Bower Ashton and the Bristol International Exhibition
Taken: Sun 28 November 2021 14:43
Rating: ★★★

GPS Coordinates: 51.44234, -2.62571
Location: Bower Ashton

Ashton Gate Railway Station
As-was. I'm standing on the bridge pictured in the main photo on the Wikipedia article, looking back to the A370 flyover that that photo was taken...