Clifton Down is a small station in the Clifton suburb of Bristol, on the line to Severn Beach. Although it serves Bristol Zoo and the Clifton Down shopping centre, the station is unstaffed and the station buildings have found other uses.
The front of the old station building, now in use as an Australian theme pub:
The far side of the station building, showing its new name:
The platform side of the station building:
The pedestrian entrance to the station at the east end of the site leads both to steps down to platform level and to the footbridge which joins the two sides of the station:
Looking east at the footbridge with the stepped exit behind the retaining wall on the left:
Inside the steps leading up from platform 2 to the entrance and footbridge:
Looking westwards along platform 2:
Looking across the footbridge to the entrance arch on the platform 1 side of the station:
The view of the station site, looking westwards from the footbridge. The station building is on the right:
Platform 1, and the ramp leading down to it, seen from platform 2:
The eastern end of platform 1 is now covered by a building, forming a dingy tunnel:
The remnants of a canopy over platform 1 can still be seen on the retaining wall:
Looking east along the line:
Looking west:
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