Charlton Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Charlton,South Gloucestershire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°30′56″N2°35′49″W / 51.5155°N 2.5970°W /51.5155; -2.5970 | ||||
| Grid reference | ST586798 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 May 1910 (1910-05-09) | Opened | ||||
| 22 March 1915 (1915-03-22) | Station closed | ||||
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Charlton Halt railway station was a railway station which served the village ofCharlton, west ofFilton inSouth Gloucestershire, England, on the Avonmouth and Filton Railway, now known as theHenbury Loop Line. The station was open only between May 1910 and March 1915, when the line was closed to passengers.[1] The line was reopened to passengers from 1922 to 1964, but the station was not reopened.
The village of Charlton lay north of the railway line, and was demolished whenFilton Aerodrome was extended in the 1940s.
Improved services on theSevern Beach Line are called for as part of theGreater Bristol Metro scheme, a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area.[2][3][4] It has been suggested that the Henbury Loop Line be reopened as part of the scheme, with the possibility of services running from Bristol Temple Meads toBristol Parkway viaClifton Down and Henbury.[5] The Metro scheme was given the go-ahead in July 2012 as part of the City Deal, whereby local councils would be given greater control over money by the government.[6]
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