Clevedon railway station

The Clevedon branch line was a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch railway line that ran from Yatton railway station on the Bristol to Taunton Line to Clevedon in North Somerset, England, with no intermediate stops.

It was opened on 28 July 1847 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. Initially it was built as broad gauge but was converted to standard gauge in 1879.

Seaside resorts became fashionable during the early years of the reign of Queen Victoria. When the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) opened its main line (at first to Bridgwater) in 1841, a station was provided at "Clevedon Road", about 4 miles (6.4 km) distant. In the 1845 the B&ER obtained the necessary Parliamentary sanction to open a branch line to the town. The line was opened on 28 July 1847;.

Starting from Clevedon Road station, which was renamed Yatton at the same time, it was 3 miles 45 chains (5.7 km) long. Branch trains had a bay platform on the upside with an over-all roof. The line was built to the 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge but converted to the standard 4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) gauge over the weekend 27 to 29 September 1879.

The branch was mostly operated as a shuttle from Yatton, although there were a few direct trains from Bristol Temple Meads. Between 1924 and 1936 a business service from Bristol at 5.15 p.m. consisted of a coach slipped at Yatton, which was then taken to Clevedon on a local train.

Steam railmotors, and diesel railcars were used on the line at different times. In its final years, the branch was operated by diesel multiple units or by a single-car diesel railcar. Even in its declining years the service was fairly frequent: the British Railways, Western Region timetable for 1964–1965 shows 24 trains in each direction, with a few more on Saturdays and during the summer, though no Sunday service.

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