Sea Mills railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Sea Mills |
| Local authority | Bristol |
| Coordinates | 51°28′48″N 2°38′59″W / 51.4799°N 2.6498°WCoordinates: 51°28′48″N 2°38′59″W / 51.4799°N 2.6498°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SML |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 34,649 |
| 2004/05 * |  34,113 |
| 2005/06 * |  36,411 |
| 2006/07 * | 40,786 |
| 2007/08 * | 33,222 |
| 2008/09 * | 36,358 |
| History | |
| 1865 | opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sea Mills from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Sea Mills railway station serves the Sea Mills area of Bristol, England. The station is located near to the River Avon. This station is 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. All trains serving it are operated and the station managed by First Great Western.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 6 March 1865, as part of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier route from Hotwells to a deep water pier on the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth. In 1885 the line was diverted and extended to run via Clifton Downs tunnel to Bristol Temple Meads, and in 1922 it was extended to Severn Beach.[1]
On 16 February 1878, the station was the scene of a shooting accident when former Wales international footballer, Alexander Jones, a master at Clifton College, was accompanying a party of cadets from the college home after rifle practice at Avonmouth. One of the pupils was waving a loaded rifle around when it discharged accidentally, killing Jones.[2]
As with most stations on the Severn Beach line, the second platform is no longer in use, but can still be seen covered with weeds and bushes. The ground floor of the former station building is now being used as offices by Accountants, King and Partners and Financial Advisors, Dumnonia.
[edit] Services
Services at Sea Mills are all operated by First Great Western, using mainly Class 150 Sprinter units. Monday to Friday, three trains every two hours run from Bristol Temple Meads to Avonmouth, with one extended to St Andrew's Road and Severn Beach, giving a service at Sea Mills of roughly one train in each direction every 40 minutes. On Saturdays there is a similar level of service, but more trains continue to Severn Beach. Sunday sees a roughly hourly service each way between 9am and 6pm.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Shirehampton | First Great Western Severn Beach Line |
Clifton Down | ||
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| Shirehampton | Great Western Railway Bristol Port Railway and Pier |
Hotwells Halt Line closed, Station closed |
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[edit] Proposed improvements
In March 2007 First Great Western, published details of the improvements they plan to undertake over the next three years[4] at Sea Mills. They are:
- CCTV;
- Help and information points;
- Public address system;
- Upgrade or replace shelter.
[edit] References
- ^ "About Bristol Suburbs - Sea Mills - Stations". About Bristol. http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/sea-01.asp. Retrieved June 16, 2006.
- ^ "Alexander Fletcher Jones: 1854–1878". Historic Redland. Redland Parish Church. http://www.redland.org.uk/cgi-bin/page.cgi?20:20:40. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "First Great Western timetable #29: Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach". First Great Western. 2010-12-12. http://firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/TTs%20Dec%20%2710/GW10D_TT29_WEB_%281%29.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ First Great Western improvement plans
[edit] See also
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