I attended the reopening of ASHLEY DOWN Station today, which is a railway station in England, serving the Ashley Down area of Bristol. It opened today on 28 September 2024.
The West of England Combined Authority planned to open a new railway station on the site of the disused Ashley Hill railway station which closed in 1964, as part of the MetroWest scheme. The reopening was supported by Bristol City Council, Network Rail, local MPs and local rail groups,[4] and provides rail access to local colleges, the Memorial Stadium, home of Bristol Rovers Football Club, and to the County Ground, home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
Ashley Down was planned to have a stop on the Bristol Supertr...