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Lawrence Hill railway station

Lawrence Hill National Rail
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Location
Place Lawrence Hill, Bristol
Local authority Bristol
Coordinates 51°27′30″N 2°33′52″W / 51.4582°N 2.5644°W / 51.4582; -2.5644Coordinates: 51°27′30″N 2°33′52″W / 51.4582°N 2.5644°W / 51.4582; -2.5644
Grid reference ST609734
Operations
Station code LWH
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 0.103 million
2012/13 Increase 0.125 million
2013/14 Increase 0.136 million
2014/15 Increase 0.151 million
2015/16 Increase 0.158 million
History
Original company Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
8 September 1863 Opened
1874 Second platform opened
1891 Third and fourth platforms opened
29 November 1965 Closed to goods traffic
National RailUK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lawrence Hill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Lawrence Hill railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city districts of Easton and Lawrence Hill in Bristol, England. It is 1.0 mile (1.6 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is LWH. As of 2015, the station has two platforms, two running lines and minimal facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, the standard service being a train every 40 minutes along the Severn Beach Line, an hourly service to Bristol Parkway and another hourly service to Westbury.

The station was opened in 1863 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, with a single track and platform. The line was doubled in 1874 when the Clifton Extension Railway opened, then expanded to four tracks and platforms in 1891. There were buildings on all platforms and a goods yard to the west. Service levels reduced significantly over the second half of the twentieth century. The goods facilities were closed in 1965, staff were withdrawn in 1967 and the eastern two platforms were taken out of service by 1974.

The line is due to be electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line, which will also see the addition of two new running lines to increase capacity. Service frequency will be improved as part of the Greater Bristol Metro scheme.


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