Bristol Parkway Train Station, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PU, UK

Details

Accessibility

See https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/bristol-parkway

Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Parkway_railway_station

" 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. 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.

Electrification using 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead system reached Bristol Parkway in late 2018, and electric trains in the Swindon and London direction commenced passenger service on 30 December 2018. This is part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line."

Address

Bristol Parkway station
Station Approach Road
off Hatchet Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol, City of
BS34 8PU

Email

Phone

Website

https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/bristol-parkway

Directions

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

See https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/bristol-parkway

Transport

" The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate most rail services from the station.[11] The basic Great Western Railway weekday service consists of two trains per hour each way between London Paddington and Cardiff Central (with one extended to Swansea), one service each way between Westbury and Gloucester via Bristol Temple Meads and one train per hour between Worcester Foregate Street and Bristol Temple Meads (with one train every two hours extended to Great Malvern and Weymouth).[8][9][23]

CrossCountry also operate trains from Bristol Parkway, the basic weekday service consists of one hourly train each way between Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly, and one hourly train each way between Plymouth, Bristol and Edinburgh Waverley via Leeds and Newcastle. Both these services run via Birmingham New Street.[8][10][24]

Great Western Railway services between London and South Wales are formed of Class 800 or Class 802 bi-mode multiple units,[8] while other GWR services are formed using Class 43 locomotives with British Rail Mark 3 "Castle Class" sets, Class 158, 165 and 166 diesel multiple-unit trains.[25][26][27][28] CrossCountry services are formed of Class 220 and 221 Voyager diesel-electric multiple units.[10]

The standard journey time to London Paddington is 90 minutes, to Cardiff Central 40 minutes, to Birmingham New Street 75 minutes, and to Bristol Temple Meads 12 minutes.[8][10]

In December 2022, the ORR approved Grand Union to commence a new service from Paddington to Carmarthen in partnership with Spanish rail operator Renfe, for which a fleet of new bi-mode trains will be used. The new service is scheduled to commence in December 2024.[29] The service will call at Bristol Parkway, Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport, Cardiff Central, Gowerton and Llanelli en-route to Carmarthen, and will provide Bristol Parkway with regular non-stop trains to London.[30]  

Bristol Parkway is served by bus routes linking it with the rest of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, including Avonmouth, Severn Beach, Cribbs Causeway, Bath, Temple Meads, Southmead Hospital, Chipping Sodbury and Yate. These routes are operated by First West of England and Stagecoach West.[31][32]"

Amenities

See https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/bristol-parkway

ATM / Cash Machine

Baby Changing Facilities

Toilets

Parking: Bristol Parkway - Main Car Park - Bristol | APCOA, Hatchet Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PU