Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Parkway railway station is a train station in Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, England
Bristol Parkway  | |
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 A view of Bristol Parkway station from the west. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Stoke Gifford |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°30′49″N 2°32′34″W / 51.51360°N 2.54270°WCoordinates: 51°30′49″N 2°32′34″W / 51.51360°N 2.54270°W |
| Grid reference | ST624795 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BPW |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Original company | Western Region of British Railways |
| 1 May 1972 | Station opened |
| 1 July 2001 | Refurbishment completed |
| 9 May 2007 | Third platform opened |
| 13 April 2018 | Fourth platform opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
ServicesEdit
The station has trains by First Great Western to Paddington, Cardiff, Weston-super-Mare, Swindon, Bristol Temple Meads and a limited services to Chippenham. It also has trains by CrossCountry to Temple Meads, Manchester Picadilly, with longer services to/from South West England. There are also trains to Plymouth and Edinburgh, as well as trains to/from Glasgow Central or Aberdeen in the north and Penzance in the south.[1]
PlansEdit
Parkway had a new third platform (Platform 4) put in, in 2007, to give a new platform for trains going to London and Birmingham and to make trains better between London and south Wales.[2] A new fourth platform is planned on the other side of the station.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Welcome to CrossCountry". CrossCountry Trains.
- ↑ "Bristol Parkway Platform 4". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Network Rail Route Plans 2009: Route 13 - Great Western Main Line" (PDF). networkrail.co.uk. Archived from the original (pdf) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
