Severn Beach railway station
Severn Beach 
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| Location | |
| Place | Severn Beach |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°33′35″N 2°39′51″W / 51.5598°N 2.6642°WCoordinates: 51°33′35″N 2°39′51″W / 51.5598°N 2.6642°W |
| Grid reference | ST540847 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SVB |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2012/13 |
 0.167 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.196 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.225 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.261 million |
| 2016/17 |
0.311 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 5 June 1922 | Opened (as excursion platform) |
| 26 May 1924 | Fully opened |
| 9 July 1928 | Passenger services extended to Pilning |
| 10 September 1963 | Closed to goods traffic |
| November 1964 | Line to Pilning closed to passengers |
| July 1968 | Line to Pilning closed completely |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Severn Beach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England. This is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line.
This station is 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who are also the sole provider of trains serving the station.
The railway reached Severn Beach in 1900, but was at first used only for goods traffic to Pilning. A platform was built beside the line at Severn Beach by the Great Western Railway in 1922, and a bay platform added to the west for excursion traffic, with terminating passenger services from Bristol starting on 26 May 1924, subsequently extended to Pilning in a loop back to Bristol via Patchway from 9 July 1928. By 1924 a brick concourse had been built perpendicular to the bay platform, providing a ticket office, the station master's office, toilets and a ladies' waiting room. The station master and keeper of the level crossing were also provided with houses, while to the east of the platform were sidings, primarily for stabling of excursion trains.
In November 1964 through services to Pilning ceased, with the line north closed completely in July 1968, although goods traffic at Severn Beach had already ended in 1963.
More recently, services to Severn Beach have been cut back further, with only one in three trains to Avonmouth now continuing on to Severn Beach. The concourse and other station buildings have been demolished, replaced with a small metal and glass shelter, while the eastern rails have been pulled up, leaving just the bay platform remaining. Half of the 240 yards (220 m) is cordoned off, and that which remains dwarfs the two-car diesel multiple units which use it. To the east, the land once used for sidings has become overgrown and a dumping ground for litter and general detritus.
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