General information | |||||
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Location | Redland, Bristol England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°28′06″N 2°35′58″W / 51.4683°N 2.5994°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST584745 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | RDA | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1897 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 120,642 | ||||
2020/21 | 33,332 | ||||
2021/22 | 83,576 | ||||
2022/23 | 158,136 | ||||
2023/24 | 210,946 | ||||
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Redland railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the districts of Cotham and Redland in Bristol, England. It is 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is RDA. 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 30 minutes in each direction.
The line through Redland was opened in 1874 by the Great Western and Midland Railways as part of the Clifton Extension Railway. The station itself was opened in 1897 following a petition by local residents. There were two platforms, with the main station building on the Bristol-bound platform and smaller facilities on the opposite platform. No goods facilities were provided. The main station building, although no longer in railway use, is the only original station building left on the line. In 1903 the station had 11 staff.
The Severn Beach Line declined over the latter half of the twentieth century, with passenger numbers falling significantly. All station staff were withdrawn in 1967, with the line through the station reduced to single track in 1970, with the second platform taken out of use. Services had decreased to ten per day each direction by 2005, but have since increased to a train every 30 minutes in each direction.