The original Avonmouth Dock station was opened on the 24th February 1877. The current station replaced it and was opened on the 1st September 1885.
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A couple of class 143 DMUs make use of the passing loop at Avonmouth station. This is the view looking back towards Bristol.
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The same view, this time with no trains.
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Looking in the opposite direction. 143620 prepares to depart for Severn Beach.
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A general view of Avonmouth Station once the trains have departed.
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A detail shot of the canopy supports.
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The old parcels office. All boarded up but apparently in use as a gentleman's hairdressers.
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Another view of the building.
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143619 crosses Gloucester Road on its way to Temple Meads.
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The same unit waiting at the station.
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Trains don't always run as far as Severn Beach. Sometimes passengers have to depart at Avonmouth and catch a bus the rest of the way.
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The view of the platform and canopy from the road.
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