Coal transported to the power stations by train entered the site along the Portishead Railway. Opened on 12 April 1867 as the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company, the line had been extended to the dock on 5 July 1879.
Coal delivered by train to power stations entered the site along the Portishead Railway. The railway, established as the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company on April 12, 1867, was later extended to include the dock in July 1879.