History
This is the fourth railway station to be provided for Worle. The first station was opened on 14 June 1841 a little further east. It was originally named 'Banwell Road' but this was changed to 'Worle' on 3 August 1869.
On 1 March 1884 the Weston Loop Line was opened and a new 'Worle' station provided on this, just west of the new Worle Junction. This station closed on 1 January 1922 so the original station, which had been known as 'Puxton' during this time, was renamed "Puxton and Worle". It finally closed on 6 April 1964.
The current "Worle" station was opened on 24 September 1990. A large car park was provided and some offices were built alongside the station at the time of opening. These are known as "Worle Parkway", a name sometimes mistakenly also used for the station. Being located close to the M5 motorway and A370 road, it has been suggested on several occasions that it would be sensible to extend the platforms so that longer trains could call.
There was also a "Worle Town" station situated much closer to the High Street but only served by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway from 1897 to 1940.
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