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Pilning railway station is a minor railway station in Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England. It is the last station on the English side before the Severn Tunnel through to Wales. Much of the village of Pilning is closer to Severn Beach railway station.In 2015 Pilning was ranked as the 6th quietest station in the UK based on passenger entries and exits, with just 68 entries and exits recorded for the entire year.Due to the electrification of the Great Western Mainline, from 5th November 2016 the Down Platform and footbridge will be closed at Pilning and all services serving the station will be Taunton bound services.HistoryThe first Pilning station was opened on 8 September 1863 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1868. When the Severn Tunnel was opened in 1886, the new line diverged from the original B&SWUR line to New Passage just south of Pilning station. The line to New Passage, including the original station, was closed, and a new station was opened on the new line nearby.In 1900 the GWR reopened the old line to goods traffic, connecting with a new line through Severn Beach to Avonmouth. In 1928 passenger services were started on the line to Avonmouth, and a new station, Pilning Low Level, was opened on the site of the original Pilning station. The station on the Severn Tunnel line was renamed Pilning High Level.

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