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The branch line was closed in 1964 but when reopened in 2028, it will reconnect more than 50,000 people to the railway. The project is funded by Government, the West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council and is being delivered by Network Rail and the train services will be operated by GWR.

The restored railway will provide an hourly direct train from Portishead to Bristol Temple Meads in around 25 minutes. The route runs along one of the most scenic stretches of railway in the country, through the Avon Gorge and past the Clifton suspension bridge.

The railway still exists from Bristol through Pill to Royal Portbury Docks, but only for freight. We need to rebuild three miles of railway from Pill to Portishead, build new stations at Portishead and Pill and install signals.

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