Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol,England. It is located 118 miles 31 chains away from London Paddington. It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city;there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts,with a ferry to the city centre. Bristol's other major station,Bristol Parkway,is a more recent station on the northern outskirts of the conurbation.
Bristol Parkway,on the South Wales Main Line,is in the Stoke Gifford area in the northern suburbs of the Bristol conurbation. It is 112 miles (180 km) from London Paddington. The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail,and was the first in a new generation of park and ride/parkway stations. It is the third-most heavily used station in the West of England local authority area,after Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa. There are four platforms,and a well-equipped waiting area. The station is managed by Great Western Railway,who provide most of the trains at the station,with CrossCountry providing the rest.
Tiverton is a town and civil parish in Devon,England,and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in 2019 was 20,587.
Didcot Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Didcot in Oxfordshire,England. The station was opened as Didcot on 12 June 1844 and renamed Didcot Parkway on 29 July 1985 by British Rail to reflect its role as a park and ride railhead. It is 53 miles 10 chains down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Cholsey to the east and Swindon to the west.
Exeter St Davids is the principal railway station serving the city of Exeter in Devon,England. It is 193 miles 72 chains from the zero point at London Paddington on the line through Bristol which continues to Plymouth and Penzance. It is also served by an alternative route to London Waterloo via Salisbury and branch lines to Exmouth,Barnstaple,and Okehampton. It is currently managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains operated by Great Western Railway,South Western Railway and CrossCountry.
Newport railway station is the second-busiest railway station in Wales,situated in Newport city centre. It is 158 miles 50 chains (255.3 km) from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Stroud.
Taunton railway station is a junction station on the route from London to Penzance,163 miles 12 chains (263 km) west of London Paddington station,measured via Box. It is situated in Taunton,Somerset,and is operated by Great Western Railway. The station is also served by CrossCountry trains and by the West Somerset Railway on special event days and by mainline steam excursions.
Filton Abbey Wood railway station serves the town of Filton in South Gloucestershire,England. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. There are four platforms but minimal facilities. The station is managed by Great Western Railway that operates all services. The general service level is eight trains per hour - two to South Wales,two to Bristol Parkway,two toward Weston-super-Mare and two toward Westbury.
Yatton railway station,on the Bristol to Exeter line,is in the village of Yatton in North Somerset,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station,and 130 miles (209 km) from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is YAT. It was opened in 1841 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway,and served as a junction station for trains to Clevedon and Cheddar,but these lines closed in the 1960s. The station,which has two platforms,is managed by Great Western Railway,the seventh company to be responsible for the station,and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station,mainly hourly services between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare,and between Cardiff Central and Taunton.
Nailsea and Backwell railway station,on the Bristol to Exeter line,is in the village of Backwell,close to the town of Nailsea in North Somerset,England. It is 8 miles (13 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station,and 126 miles (203 km) from London Paddington. The station,opened in 1841 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway,has two platforms but little in the way of facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway,the seventh company to be responsible for the station,and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. The company provides all train services at the station,mainly hourly services between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare,and between Cardiff Central and Taunton.
Worle railway station,on the Bristol to Exeter line,serves the Worle,West Wick and St Georges suburbs of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset,England. It is 16 miles (26 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station,and 134 miles (216 km) from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is WOR. It was opened in 1990 by British Rail. The station,which has two platforms,is managed by Great Western Railway,the seventh company to be responsible for the station,and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station,mainly half hourly services between Severn Beach and Weston-super-Mare,and between Cardiff Central and Taunton. The station's car park was significantly expanded in 2013.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR),which built its main line between London and Bristol,and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall.
Bedminster railway station is on the Bristol to Exeter line and serves the districts of Bedminster and Windmill Hill in Bristol,south-west England. It is 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the west of Bristol Temple Meads,and 119 miles (192 km) from London Paddington. Its three letter station code is BMT. It was opened in 1871 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway,was resited slightly further to the west in 1884 and was rebuilt in 1932. The station,which has three through-lines and two island platforms,but minimal facilities,is managed by Great Western Railway who operates all train services that serve the station,mainly an hourly service between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare.
Parson Street railway station serves the western end of Bedminster in Bristol,England. It also serves other surrounding suburbs including Bishopsworth,Ashton Vale and Ashton Gate,along with Bristol City FC. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bristol Temple Meads,and 120 miles (193 km) from London Paddington. Its three letter station code is PSN. It was opened in 1927 by the Great Western Railway,and was rebuilt in 1933. The station,which has two through-lines and two platforms,plus one freight line for traffic on the Portishead Branch Line,has minimal facilities. As of 2020,it is managed by Great Western Railway,which is the sixth company to be responsible for the station,and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station,mainly an hourly service between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare.
There are 22 disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter line between Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St Davids. The line was completed in 1844 at which time the temporary terminus at Beambridge was closed. The most recent closure was Tiverton Junction which was replaced by a new station}on a different site in 1986. 12 of the disused stations have structures that can still be seen from passing trains.
Rail services in the West of England refer to passenger rail journeys made in the Bristol commuter area. 17 million passenger rail journeys were made in 2019-20 within the Gloucestershire,Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath region.
Pill railway station was a railway station on the Portishead Branch Line,7.8 miles (12.6 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads,serving the village of Pill in North Somerset,England. The station was opened by the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company on 18 April 1867. It had two platforms,on either side of a passing loop,with a goods yard and signal box later additions. Services increased until the 1930s,at which point a half-hourly service operated. However the Portishead Branch was recommended for closure by the Beeching report,and the station was closed on 7 September 1964,although the line saw freight traffic until 1981. Regular freight trains through the station began to run again in 2002 when Royal Portbury Dock was connected to the rail network.
In the 2010s Network Rail modernised the Great Western Main Line,the South Wales Main Line,and other associated lines. The modernisation plans were announced at separate times but their implementation overlapped in the 2010s.
The Bristol to Exeter line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line in the West of England and runs from Bristol,to Exeter,from where it continues as the Exeter to Plymouth line. It was one of the principal routes of the pre-1948 Great Western Railway which were subsequently taken over by the Western Region of British Railways and are now part of the Network Rail system.
North Filton Platform was a railway station which served the northern part of Filton,Gloucestershire,England. It was on the railway line between Filton and Avonmouth,and was situated on the western side of Gloucester Road.
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