ðə jˈeɪt stˈeɪʃən fˈɜːst ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ænd klˈoʊzd ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ wˈeɪsaɪd stˈeɪʃənz ɔnðə fˈɔːɹmɚ bɹˈɪstəl ænd ɡlˈɑːstɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ; ðə lˈoʊkəl stˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɜːvɪs ɔnðə ɹˈaʊt hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn wɪθdɹˈɔːn æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə bˈiːtʃɪŋ ˈæks.
The Yate station first opened on 8 July 1844 and closed on 4 January 1965, along with other wayside stations on the former Bristol and Gloucester Railway; the local stopping service on the route having been withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.