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Warmley was a small railway station just south of
Mangotsfield Mangotsfield is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, to the north-east of Bristol. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ...
on the
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Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line Mangotsfield is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, to the north-east of Bristol. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 10 ...
. The station was sited just north of a
level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, o ...
on the
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through the village. It had wooden buildings: the shelter on the down platform (towards Bath) survives and is used on occasion as a refreshment stop on the
Bristol & Bath Railway Path The Bristol and Bath Railway Path is a off-road cycleway, part of National Cycle Network National Cycle Route 4. It has a wide tarmacked surface, and was used for 2.4 million trips in 2007, increasing by 10% per year. It was built by the c ...
, which follows the route of the railway.


Services

The station was served by stopping trains from
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to
Mangotsfield Mangotsfield is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, to the north-east of Bristol. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 ...
, Bristol St Philips and Bristol Temple Meads, via
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and
Oldland Common Oldland Common is a village in the far south region of Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Bristol. It is in the civil parish of Bitton, approximately 8 miles between the centres of cities Bristol and Bath. Oldland Common is the b ...
.


References

Former Midland Railway stations Disused railway stations in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England 1869 establishments in England {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub