Bristol Parkway
Location
Place	Bristol (Stoke Gifford)
Local authority	South Gloucestershire
Grid reference	ST623796
Operations
Station code	BPW
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	3
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	1.456 million
2005/06 *	1.633 million
History
1972 2001 2007	Opened Renovated Platform 4 opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bristol Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Bristol Parkway railway station is a railway station on the northern edge of Bristol (England), at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail, and is run by First Great Western. Image File history File links Portal. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... This article is about the English city. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Stoke Gifford is a large village in South Gloucestershire, south of Bradley Stoke in the northern suburbs of Bristol. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and previously consisted of Great Britain and the whole of Ireland. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...

In the Strategic Rail Authority’s 2005/06 financial year, Bristol Parkway was ranked as the 186th most-used station in the UK. Categories: Stub ...

History

Parkway was built in the 1970s to give Bristol a station on the railway running from London to South Wales, which passes just north of the city. There were several reasons for positioning a new station at Stoke Gifford: the rail route was attractive to travellers because trains to London were quicker than on the longer route from Temple Meads, which runs via Bath and Chippenham before reaching Swindon, a larger car park could be provided than at Temple Meads and the population on the northern fringes of the city was growing, especially with the building of a new town Bradley Stoke. The name "Parkway" has since been applied to other out-of-town stations. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... Bristol Temple Meads railway station is a major rail transport hub in Bristol, England. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Statistics Population: 30,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST919733 Administration District: North Wiltshire Shire county: Wiltshire Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Wiltshire Services Police force: Wiltshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service Ambulance: Great Western Post office... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Bristol Temple Meads railway station is a major rail transport hub in Bristol, England. ... Bradley Stoke is an extensive housing estate in South Gloucestershire, England. ...

The station opened on May 1, 1972 with temporary buildings. When a permanent station was built, it was architecturally unimpressive: a single low building on the north side of the tracks at the far west end, with footbridge access over the "goods loop" tracks to the two long platforms. On July 1, 2001 a new building and footbridge opened, still on the north side but near the middle of the platforms, with lifts for disabled access to the platforms and a larger refreshment and waiting area on an upper level. The redevelopment cost Network Rail over £4 million. is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...

In January 2007 construction started on the 3rd platform at Bristol Parkway, which opened as platform 4 in May 2007. [3] It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... May 2007 is the fifth month of that year. ...

Bristol Parkway today. The new building was opened in July 2001.

The station has also been identified as a possible northern terminus for a light rail system in the Bristol area. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1800x1268, 259 KB) Bristol Parkway Station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1800x1268, 259 KB) Bristol Parkway Station. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Future

There are plans to build a new heated waiting room, a help desk and electronic travel information screens on platforms 3 and 4.

The car park size is set to be increased by 300 or 400 spaces, which should bring the car parking space up to around 1500 spaces.

It has also been confirmed that a fourth platform will be built at the station to help cut congestion ^[1] When the fourth platform is due to open in 2008/09 it will help ease to congestion for trains heading south and to Wales; it has been confirmed that it will be numbered platform 1. ^[2] This article is about the country. ...

There have also been suggestions of more services stopping at Bristol Parkway, if this does happen they are likely to start over the next 3 years. Bristol Parkway is a railway station on the northern edge of Bristol (England), at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire. ...

In November 2007 Virgin cross country services will be run as CrossCountry. CrossCountry is a new train operating company that will operate the Cross-Country rail franchise from November 2007. ...

Draft December 2007 timetable changes

In December 2007 it is planned that local services currently terminating at Filton Abbey Wood will instead terminate at Bristol Parkway. ^[3] Filton Abbey Wood railway station, (near Bristol, England) was opened on 11 March 1996, replacing the original Filton station which stands to the north of the current site. ... Bristol Parkway is a railway station on the northern edge of Bristol (England), at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire. ...

Services

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Station layout

The station building encompasses a large waiting area with a small ticket office, toilets and a small cafe. There is a large seated waiting area on the upper level with its own cafe and small shop. It also features Wi-Fi internet access. Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi was originally a brand licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the embedded technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802. ...

The station has three platforms, either side of the railway track. Platforms 3 and 4 are located on the same side as the station building itself, with Platform 2 on the far side, which is reached via an enclosed bridge which spans the track.

Platform 2, as seen from Platform 3

Platform 2 - Trains heading south and west, including trains to Bristol Temple Meads, South Wales, Devon and Cornwall. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 144 KB) A view of the platform at Bristol Parkway, photographed in March 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 144 KB) A view of the platform at Bristol Parkway, photographed in March 2004. ... Bristol Temple Meads railway station is a major rail transport hub in Bristol, England. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ...

Platform 3 - Trains heading north and east, including trains to London Paddington, The Midlands and the North of England. Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... The North of England , also the North country or simply The North, is a term which strictly refers to any part of Northern England north of a line from the Humber to the Dee estuaries. ...

Platform 4 - Same as platform 3, but rarely in use.

On the 6th August 2007, platform 1 was renumbered to platform 3 to allow for a new platform to be constructed as an island with platform 2.

All of the platforms have their own small heated indoor waiting area and various vending machines.

Transport links

Bristol Parkway is served by many bus routes, which link it with the rest of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The station is located near the Avon Ring Road (A4174) to give links to Bristol and the M32. This article is about the English city. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... The A4174 is a major road in England. ...

References

See also

• First Great Western
• List of all UK railway stations
• Rail services in Bristol

First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Category: ... // There are 3 train operating companies in Bristol they are, First Great Western, South West Trains and Virgin Trains. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Bristol Parkway railway station from National Rail

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