New Stations

Portishead: In March 2024, Planning Applications were issued including one covering a revised design for Portishead station shown below. Click images to enlarge.

The proposed design has a canopy, and includes seating, ticket machines, passenger help point, a timber clad tower and glazed windscreen to protect passengers, lighting, public address system, information boards and displays, but no toilets. There are likely to be detail changes as the project proceeds.

There will now be a single platform able to take 3-carriage trains initially but with scope to increase to 5 in future.

Full details of the Planning Application: 24/P/0474/DCW...

See below for Pill.

For reference previous designs are shown here ...

Portishead station location:

In 2014 three options for the Portishead terminus station site were considered by North Somerset Council:

Option 1) Original proposal behind Lidl car park,

Option 2) East of Quays Avenue,

Option 3) North of Moor Farm.

Option 1 required a bridge over Quays Avenue, to avoid a level crossing. North Somerset rejected options 1 and 3 and held a public consultation on three new potential station sites (options 2A, 2B and 2C) in June/July 2014. North Somerset Council decided on the station location (Option 2B map) on 17 March 2015.

The station was originally to be sited at the rear of the Travelodge/Lidl car park area where land had been reserved for many years. This location was rejected by the Office of Rail Regulation in March 2015 as it would have required a level crossing over Quays Avenue.

Our mural was sited at this original location and unveiled by Liam Fox, MP, on 28 April 2012. It was removed in August 2014.

PILL: Stage 2 Public Consultation in Oct-Dec 2017 showed that the new station at Pill would have a new platform (for up to 5 carriages – now initially to be built for 3 carriages), a new waiting shelter, lighting, passenger information departure displays and audible information. There would be a 65 space car park and cycle parking.

Latest: In 2022, to reduce costs design has been cut back with minimal facilities.

A Planning Application was submitted for Pill station on 12 April 2024 24/P/0749/DCW. Features are similar to Portishead (above) but on a smaller scale.

Click for enlarged image of new Pill station >>