Rail services in Bristol

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There are 3 train operating companies in Bristol they are, CrossCountry, First Great Western and South West Trains.

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[edit] Stations in Bristol

Please note that some of these stations are in South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

Stations in the Bristol area:

[edit] Current stations

Station Line(s) Platforms (in Use) Usage 05/06 Operated by Image
Avonmouth Severn Beach Line 2 43,365 First Great Western Avonmouth railway station
Bedminster Great Western Main Line 3 40,917 First Great Western Bedminster railway station
Bristol Parkway Cross Country Route
South Wales Main Line		 3 1,633,280 First Great Western Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Temple Meads Cross Country Route
Great Western Main Line
Severn Beach Line
Wessex Main Line		 13 6,066,239 First Great Western Bristol Temple Meads railway station
Clifton Down Severn Beach Line 2 153,027 First Great Western Clifton Down railway station
Filton Abbey Wood Cross Country Route
South Wales Main Line		 3 401,325 First Great Western Filton Abbey Wood railway station
Lawrence Hill Cross Country Route
Severn Beach Line		 2 55,865 First Great Western Lawrence Hill railway station
Montpelier Severn Beach Line 1 73,573 First Great Western Montpelier railway station
Parson Street Great Western Main Line 2 14,293 First Great Western Parson Street railway station
Patchway Cross Country Route
Wessex Main Line		 2 33,957 First Great Western Patchway railway station
Redland Severn Beach Line 1 55,529 First Great Western Redland railway station
Sea Mills Severn Beach Line 1 36,411 First Great Western Sea Mills tailway station
Shirehampton Severn Beach Line 1 31,539 First Great Western Shirehampton railway station
St Andrews Road Severn Beach Line 1 8,008 First Great Western St Andrews Road railway station
Stapleton Road Cross Country Route
Severn Beach Line		 2 86,997 First Great Western Stapleton Road railway station

[edit] Possible new stations

Stations that are planned or wanted in the Bristol area.

Station Line Platforms
Ashley Hill Cross Country Route 2
Ashton Gate Portishead Branch 1
Hallen Henbury loop line 1 or 2
Henbury Henbury loop line 1 or 2
Horfield Cross Country Route 2
North Filton Henbury loop line 1 or 2
Pill Portishead Branch 1
Portbury Portishead Branch 1
Portishead Portishead Branch 1
Portway park and ride (parkway?) Severn Beach Line 1

[edit] Railway lines

There are five railway lines running through Bristol.

[edit] Cross-Country Route

The North-East/South-West route (sometimes simply The Cross-Country Route) is the major British rail route running from South West England or Cardiff via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North-East England and Scotland. It includes some of the longest inter-city rail journeys in the UK, eg Penzance to Aberdeen) It was also a major freight route, although now largely usurped by the M5, M6 and M1 motorways.

The route shares parts of the Great Western Main Line, Midland Main Line, Sheffield to Hull Line, the East Coast Main Line and the core Cardiff-Bristol-Birmingham-Derby route,

[edit] Great Western Main Line

The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol.

[edit] Severn Beach Line

The route runs from Temple Meads to Severn Beach via Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down , Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Avonmouth, St Andrews Road before reaching terminus at Severn Beach. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes.

Following a successful campaign by FOSBR (Friends of Suburban Bristol Railway), the Severn Beach Line is going to have an increased frequency from December 2007 to March 2010 [1].It is hoped this will pave the way for better services across the conurbation. An additional train will operate on the line meaning services should be at the least every 40 mins.

[edit] South Wales Main Line

The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in the UK. It diverges from the main line at Wootton Bassett near Swindon, first calling at Bristol Parkway, after which the line continues through the Severn Tunnel into South Wales.

[edit] Wessex Main Line

The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth.

[edit] Services in Bristol

Bristol - Manchester
Plymouth - Edinbourgh
Bristol Parkway - Weston-super-Mare
Cardiff - Portsmouth
Glos - Westbury/south coast
Cardiff - taunton
temple meads - servern beach
bristol - waterloo
bristol - london pad (via bath)
swansea - london pad (via parkway)

[edit] Main destinations

There is usually a direct service from Bristol to these destinations:

Destination Time from TM Operator
Bath Spa 11 mins First Great Western
Birmingham New Street 88 mins CrossCountry
Cardiff Central 47 mins - 60 mins First Great Western
Leeds 180 mins - 200 mins CrossCountry
London Paddington 102-106 mins First Great Western
London Waterloo 189 mins South West Trains
Manchester Piccadilly 212 mins CrossCountry
Newcastle 297-302 mins CrossCountry
Reading 69-74 mins First Great Western
Severn Beach 35-44 mins First Great Western
Swindon 39 mins First Great Western
Taunton CrossCountry +
First Great Western

[edit] Train operators

[edit] Current train operators

Operator Years Image
CrossCountry 2007-2016 CrossCountry
First Great Western 1996-2006
2006-2016		 First Great Western
South West Trains 1996-2003
2003-2007
2007-2017		 South West Trains

[edit] Former train operators

Operator Years Image
Great Western Trains 1996-1998 Great Western Trains
Virgin Trains 1997-2007 Virgin Trains
Wales and Borders 2001-2003 Wales and Borders
Wessex Trains 2001-2006 Wessex Trains

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.fosbr.org.uk/Victory.htm Friends of Suburban Bristol Railway

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Railway stations served by Bristol area local services
Taunton to Bristol
and Cardiff
Westbury and
Bristol to Cheltenham
Severn Beach Line