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St Anne's Park railway station

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Place
  
St Anne's, Bristol

Grid reference
  
ST622721

Post-grouping
  
Great Western Railway

Original company
  
Great Western Railway

Area
  
City of Bristol

Pre-grouping
  
Great Western Railway

23 May 1898
  
Opened

Platforms in use
  
2

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Similar
  
Long Ashton railway st, Ashley Hill railway station, Saltford railway station, Horfield railway station, Ashton Gate railway st

St Anne's Park railway station was a railway station in Bristol, England, on the Great Western Main Line. It opened on 23 May 1898, and closed on 5 January 1970.

Recent proposals have been made for the station to reopen as part of the MetroWest project to improve rail transport in the Greater Bristol area.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 11 January 1966, an express passenger train ran into the rear of another at St Anne's Park due to a signalman's error. A locomotive was then in a sidelong collision with the wreckage. Nineteen passengers were injured. Diesel-hydraulic locomotive D 1071 Western Druid was severely damaged; D 864 Zambesi was slightly damaged.

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    St Anne's Park railway station Wikipedia
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