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°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 | |
Services change
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 and from South West England. There are also trains to Plymouth and Edinburgh, as well as trains to and from Glasgow Central or Aberdeen in the north and Penzance in the south.[1]
Plans change
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 was opened in April 2018.
References change
- ↑ "Welcome to CrossCountry". CrossCountry Trains.
- ↑ "Bristol Parkway Platform 4". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
