Clifton Down railway station
Clifton Down 
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| Location | |
| Place | Clifton |
| Local authority | Bristol |
| Coordinates | 51°27′53″N 2°36′39″W / 51.4646°N 2.6109°WCoordinates: 51°27′53″N 2°36′39″W / 51.4646°N 2.6109°W |
| Grid reference | ST576741 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CFN |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.471 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.522 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.574 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.620 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.672 million |
| History | |
| 1 October 1874 | Opened |
| 5 July 1965 | Closed to goods traffic |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clifton Down from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Clifton Down railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Clifton in Bristol, England. It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is CFN. The station has two platforms, each serving trains in one direction only. As of 2015[update] it is managed by Great Western Railway, which is the third franchise to be responsible for the station since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly a train every forty minutes in each direction between Bristol Temple Meads and Avonmouth.
The station was opened in 1874 by the Great Western and Midland Railways as part of the Clifton Extension Railway, designed to connect the port of Avonmouth to the national rail network. The station had a large gothic revival building on the Bristol-bound platform, with smaller passenger facilities on the opposite platform and a goods yard beyond. Between 1903 and 1930 the station employed an average of 22 staff. Excursion trains were a regular sight, bringing people to nearby Bristol Zoo.
The Severn Beach Line declined over the latter half of the twentieth century, with passenger numbers falling significantly. Goods services at Clifton Down ended in 1965, and all staff were withdrawn in 1967. The line was largely reduced to single track in 1970, leaving Clifton Down as one of the few passing places. Services had decreased to ten per day each direction by 2005, but have since increased to twenty-four trains per day.
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