Worle (Parkway)

[Berneylegs]

Worle station near Weston-Super-Mare is advertised on all the local signage and rail signage approaching the station as “Worle Parkway”

Is there any history behind this? Was it built as a Parkway station and prior to opening the powers be decided to be named “Worle” without the “Parkway” addition?

 

[30907]

It was known as Puxton and Worle for many years, possibly from when the station was opened. Interesting that Puxton was considered more important.

Edit: apologies, I didn't realise the station had been re-sited.

 

[D2007wsm]

Worle station near Weston-Super-Mare is advertised on all the local signage and rail signage approaching the station as “Worle Parkway”

Is there any history behind this? Was it built as a Parkway station and prior to opening the powers be decided to be named “Worle” without the “Parkway” addition?

It was known as Puxton and Worle for many years, possibly from when the station was opened. Interesting that Puxton was considered more important.

When you enter Worle station on the Lidl (Platform 2 side) it does say 'Worle Parkway' on the sign. Rhis was the original any only entrance to the station until several years ago when an entrance was built on Platform 1 (Towards Weston-super-Mare) into the new North Somerset Council car park and unused bus interchange.

However all other signage on the station, literature, RTIs and onboard displays and announcements refer to the station as 'Worle'.

This station opened in 1990 with a large car park, presumably to act as a Parkway station due to it's close proximity to Junction 21 of the M5. However this did not really work out as all of the services calling there were local services, with long distance services stopping at Weston-super-Mare. It wasn't until 2007, that First Great Western started stopping long distance HST services there with the introduction of SDO. Also with the rerouting of the A370 onto the dual carriageway into Weston it doesn't take that long to drive in.

The station named 'Puxton and Worle' was a earlier station just under 1KM closer to Bristol which closed in 1964. A previous station called 'Worle' was just over 1KM closer to Weston Milton on the loop line which closed in 1922. These are in addition to the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway which was known as 'Worle Moor Lane', 'Worle' and 'Worle Town' which was located on what is known as 'Station Road.

The current station is busy particularly in the peaks, with a small ticket booth open during the morning peaks and RTIs on both platforms and announcements recently installed. It only has a short platform though, with HST calls opening the first or last 4 coaches dependent on formation of the train. A IET can just accommodate all doors bar the first one at either end of the train and with a double IET set only the first unit is unlocked. The rest of the services now are predominantly by 166s, with 150/153/158s as well.

 

[Lucan]

These are in addition to the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway

Ah, the "WC and Pee" as it was known.

 

[quarella]

Worle station near Weston-Super-Mare is advertised on all the local signage and rail signage approaching the station as “Worle Parkway”

Is there any history behind this? Was it built as a Parkway station and prior to opening the powers be decided to be named “Worle” without the “Parkway” addition?

Looking at GSV it appears between 2012 and 2015 the road signs were changed to say "Business Park" and "Worle Station" I have cause to pass through Worle tomorrow so will check the signs. Worle Parkway still exists. It is the name of the business park next to the station. https://goo.gl/maps/iwFsf51btyQ2

 

[Alex Smith]

Looking at GSV it appears between 2012 and 2015 the road signs were changed to say "Business Park" and "Worle Station" I have cause to pass through Worle tomorrow so will check the signs. Worle Parkway still exists. It is the name of the business park next to the station. https://goo.gl/maps/iwFsf51btyQ2

Thanks, the signs I saw had the usual rail station logo with Worle Parkway at the side which signifies that the station is called Worle Parkway, I didn't notice if there were Worle Parkway signs for a business park.

 

[quarella]

The station latterly known as Puxton and Worle till closure in 1964 was by the level crossing in the village of St Georges. It was opened as Banwell, a village 4 miles away before being renamed as Worle then Puxton then Puxton and Worle. The station near Moor Lane and on the WC and P have all been mentioned.

 

[quarella]

Worle station near Weston-Super-Mare is advertised on all the local signage and rail signage approaching the station as “Worle Parkway”

Is there any history behind this? Was it built as a Parkway station and prior to opening the powers be decided to be named “Worle” without the “Parkway” addition?

As mentioned above I passed through Worle yesterday and can confirm the signs on the B3440 New Bristol Road say Worle Station and Business Park with the P for Parking and BR logo. On the earlier version of the road sign which can be seen using the time travel function on GSV as parkway is associated with stations people were misinterpreting the sign. For many stations the BR logo is all that is used on road signs with no reference to the station name. That was displayed. For the same exit it also said Worle Parkway Business Park. The lack of punctuation on road signs leading to confusion. The difference between BR logo Worle Parkway. Business Park or BR logo. Worle Parkway Business Park.

 

[w1bbl3]

Worle station near Weston-Super-Mare is advertised on all the local signage and rail signage approaching the station as “Worle Parkway”

Well the station is Worle station the newer south car park is and was conceived as Worle Parkway confused? The 2011 improvements to convert the station area into a multimodal transport hub saw North Somerset council as the proposers and funders of the southern car park decide to call it Worle Parkway 'cause you can catch a bus or train having parked in their new shiny car park. GWR seem to have followed suit with north car park also now having a postal address of "Worle Parkway", https://www.apcoa.co.uk/parking/weston-super-mare/worle-parkway-station/.