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Portishead rail line plans revealed
Plans for the re-opening of a commuter line to Portishead will go in front of the public.
Portishead will be connected with Temple Meads and Parson Street, Bedminster, by 2019 under the plans which are being exhibited in July.
Re-opening the line will require a three-mile stretch of abandoned track to be renovated from Pill to Portishead. A new station will be built on Quays Avenue in Portishead, while Pill Station will also be re-opened.
The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1964, but due to increasing commuter demand and road traffic congestion, campaign groups have been calling for the re-opening.
The project is part of a £100 million investment in local rail services from West of England councils under the MetroWest umbrella.
A series of public exhibitions are being held at the following locations:
- Thursday July 2, 2pm-7.30pm: Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads
- Monday July 6, 2pm-7.30pm: Somerset Hall, The Precinct, High Street, Portishead
- Wednesday July 8, 2pm-7.30pm: Somerset Hall, The Precinct, High Street, Portishead
- Friday July 10, 2pm-7.30pm: Community Centre, Pill
Picture of the proposed new station on Quays Avenue in Portishead.
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