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Friday 3 Jul 2026

Residents invited to rescheduled Portishead Line drop-in events

Region & Route:

Wales & Western: Great Western

Residents of Portishead and Pill are invited to meet the project team behind the restoration of the Portishead Line at two community drop-in events.

The events have been rescheduled following last week's extreme temperatures to ensure people can attend comfortably and safely.

The drop-in sessions will now take place on:

• Tuesday 14 July, 3.30pm to 7.30pm – Pill Community Centre
• Thursday 16 July, 3.30pm to 7.30pm – Somerset Hall, Portishead

Everyone is welcome to attend to find out more about the latest phase of work, speak with members of the project team and ask questions.

Invitations have been sent to households near the railway in Portishead and Pill, but all are welcome to attend.

The restoration of the Portishead Line, which has been closed to passenger services since 1964, is being funded by the Department for Transport, the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and North Somerset Council. The railway will be delivered by Network Rail, with services operated by Great Western Railway (GWR).

Niall Spencer, senior sponsor for Network Rail's Great Western Route, said:

"We took the decision to postpone last week's drop-in events because of the extreme temperatures, as we wanted to make sure as many people as possible were able to attend comfortably and spend time speaking with the project team.

"I'd like to thank residents for their understanding. These events are an important opportunity for people to learn more about the work taking place and ask questions directly to the team.

"We're making great progress on the project to bring passenger services back to Portishead and Pill for the first time in more than 60 years, and we're proud to be delivering this scheme alongside the North Somerset Council, the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, the DfT and GWR.

"I'd encourage anyone interested in the project to come along to one of the rescheduled sessions. If you're unable to attend, you can keep up to date and sign up for email updates at: www.networkrail.co.uk/portisheadline.”

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