Iron Acton railway station

Iron Acton
The site of Iron Acton railway station in 2004
Location
Place	Iron Acton
Area	South Gloucestershire
Coordinates
Grid reference	ST675833
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	1
History
2 September 1872 (1872-09-02)	Station opened
19 June 1944 (1944-06-19)	Station closed
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Thornbury Branch Line
Legend
Thornbury x20px Tytherington Quarry Tytherington Iron Acton Frampton Cotterell freight line Yate Cross Country Route ← Bristol • Birmingham →

Iron Acton station opened on 2 September 1872, with the start of services on the Midland Railway branch from Yate to Thornbury. It closed to passenger services on 19 June 1944.

The station served Iron Acton village and was sited to the south west of it. It consisted of a single platform face and a large wooden station building. A freight-only branch serving an iron mine in Frampton Cotterell connected at the station. This closed in 1872 and a truncated section of this route served as a coal depot until closure on 10 June 1963.

The station was demolished in the 1960s. The part-remains of the platform survive, as does a crossing-keeper's cottage to the south of the station site. In mid 2013, the line beyond Yate Middle Jn was placed 'Out of Use', due to the mothballing of the quarry at Tytherington.

Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Yate		Yate to Thornbury Branch Midland Railway		Tytherington Station closed