Bristol Parkway railway station
Managed by:		First Great Western
OS grid reference:		ST623796
Railway lines:		Cross Country Route, South Wales Main Line
Facilities
	Tickets:	Ticket office in main booking hall
	Information:	PA system, electronic displays, timetable posters
	Buses:	bus stop in front of station to city centre
	Parking:	1100 spaces + 26 disabled
	Taxis:	taxi rank outside main entrance
	Accessibility and assistance:	wheelchair access at street level to booking hall + passenger-operated lift access to platforms
	Toilets:	in booking hall
	Telephones:	located in booking hall
	Left luggage:
	Lost property:
	Station buffet:	in booking hall
	Waiting lounge:	on both platforms
	Cash and Bureau de Change:	cash machine in booking hall
	Photo booths:
	Hotels:
	Trolleys:

Bristol Parkway 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. No mobile phones are permitted in the Quiet Carriage First Great Western is a British train operating company owned by First Group and which operates services principally on the Great Western Main Line. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Parking_Icon. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Toilets_Icon. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Buffet_Icon. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 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 Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ...

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 via Bath and Chippenham, 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 in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... The original station (left) closed in 1965. ... Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Chippenham High Street Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England. ... The original station (left) closed in 1965. ... 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. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... 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. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A modern elevator has buttons to allow passengers to select the desired floor. ...

The station has also been identified as a possible northern terminus for a light rail system in the Bristol area. This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Gallery

This new building greatly improved the facilities at Bristol Parkway

External links

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Bristol Parkway railway station

• Train times and station information for Bristol Parkway railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Bristol Parkway railway station from Multimap.com

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Swindon		First Great Western (South Wales Main Line)		Newport
Filton Abbey Wood		Wessex Trains (Bristol-Worcester)		Yate
Bristol Temple Meads		Virgin Trains (Cross-Country Route)		Gloucester