Ashley Down railway station

Ashley Down
Ashley Down
General information
Location	Ashley Down, City of Bristol; England
Coordinates	51°28′44″N 2°34′36″W / 51.4788°N 2.5767°W
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	ASD
Key dates
1963	Ashley Hill closed
2023	Construction started 7 March
2024	Opened 28 September
v; t; e; Railways in the Bristol area
	Legend
	South Wales Main Line
	via Severn Tunnel
	Weston, Clevedon and
	Portishead Light Railway

Ashley Down railway station is a railway station in Bristol, serving the Ashley Down area.^[1] It opened on 28 September 2024.^[2]

The West of England Combined Authority planned to open a new railway station on the site of the disused Ashley Hill railway station which closed in 1964, as part of the MetroWest scheme.^[3] The reopening was supported by Bristol City Council, Network Rail, local MPs and local rail groups,^[4] and provides rail access to local colleges, the Memorial Stadium, home of Bristol Rovers Football Club, and to the County Ground, home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.^[5]

^ "New Ashley Down railway station construction gets under way". BBC News. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "Ashley Down (ASD)". National Rail. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ "Ashley Down station Proposed access designs". travelwest. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Study to take place into plans for new station". The Bristol Post. Northcliffe Media. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
^ Wood, Dave (16 September 2013). "New tracks, new stations will provide opportunities". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2013.