railway station railway station cross country route serving inner city districts bristol england mile letter station code station platforms running lines minimal facilities managed seventh company responsible station franchise provide train services station standard service train minutes hourly service hourly service station opened bristol south wales union railway single track platform line doubled opened expanded tracks platforms buildings platforms goods yard west service levels reduced significantly second half twentieth century goods facilities closed staff withdrawn eastern platforms taken service line electrified 21st century addition new running lines increase capacity service frequency improved greater bristol metro scheme description railway station serves lawrence hill areas bristol surrounding area primarily residential school east bristol bus depot north west supermarket industrial estate occupy old goods yard directly west station station bristol temple mile chains station north station south station alignment degrees curving east sets tracks station platforms western platform platform serves northbound trains eastern platform platform serves southbound trains platform metres long platform metres long northern ends platform giving operational platform lengths metres metres respectively platform island platform platform east served northbound fast southbound fast lines platforms removed fast lines removed directly south station crosses railway bridge main access station steps church road northbound platform accessed step free adjacent supermarket car park step free access southbound platform north bridge carrying bristol cycle path built midland railway bristol gloucester line north bridge goods line west serving waste terminal south crossover points line widens tracks facilities station minimal station facilities buying tickets metal glass shelters seating platforms customer help points train information allow user contact station covered car park taxi rank bicycle stands platform nearest bus stop directly outside station line speed limit miles hour northbound miles hour southbound loading gauge line handles million train tonnes year electrified planned electrified 21st century services services operated december monday friday trains hours run extended services start bristol evening service begins super mare saturdays trains hour direction sunday sees hourly service bristol services extending september period services extended sunday trains bristol extended super mare similar workings direction single fare bristol return line southbound services gloucester train hour hourly northbound services super mare peak northbound services late night southbound services cardiff bristol trains northbound road trains southbound requires trains reverse trains pass non stop day operating trains hour direction bristol manchester scotland services pass non stop including hourly cardiff service southbound super mare services northbound gloucester services services operated mix class class super class express diesel multiple units class units regular sight moved south work devon cornwall following cascade class units london midland london december standard journey time minutes bristol parkway minutes history opened september services began bristol south wales union railway ran new passage pier north city banks passengers transferred ferry cross continue wales opened connecting pier great western railway north cope expected increase traffic line doubled second platform added east tracks tracks added giving layout sets tracks platforms outside island middle trains western platforms trains eastern platforms buildings platforms linked large covered goods yard west station signal box central platform daily service trains way temple trains direction services daily temple way trains day operating temple trains extended growing seaside resort temple circular trips common station excursion trains trains second world war start era daily services direction temple sundays trains pass non stop trains pass station day roughly stop railways came control british railways oversaw gradual decline services passenger numbers known dropped report suggested services line withdrawn end services continued discontinued staff withdrawn station july cost saving measure demolished forcing passengers change platform steps church road south end station station buildings demolished august westernmost platform platforms serving eastern tracks removed tracks removed plans use disused light rail scheme linking city centre northern suburbs formed late 1990s aim operational scheme plans shelved suggested cycle path join communities separated construction motorway dropped asserting necessary future rail expansion split business led sectors 1980s time operations passed regional railways trains beach line ran service pattern irregular changed mid-1990s frequent service sunday services railway local services succeeded arm services increased day direction providing franchise amalgamated franchise greater western franchise responsibility passed subsidiary company minimum service requirement written franchise agreement ensuring hourly service passenger traffic increased significantly sunday services restored future great western declined contractual option continue greater western passenger franchise citing desire longer term contract impending upgrade great western main line franchise tender process halted later scrapped fallout collapse west_coast franchise competition year franchise extension september agreed october subsequently extended march line electrified electrification project electrified services provided diesel trains units expected replaced class turbo units group supports electrification continuing main lines super mare john electrification scheme includes tracking including disused allow services parkway separate fast inter city services local stopping services works allow disabled access platforms carried time super mare corridor main axes greater bristol metro rail transport plan aims enhance transport capacity bristol area including half hourly services scheme reopening loop line passengers possibility services plans loop rejected west england joint transport board voted send decision board discussion incidents collision occurred near lawrence hill january approximately yards north station express train ran minerals train stopped pick brakes descending express locomotive class number bath abbey badly damaged coaches damaged incident blamed signal box contributing factors including working standards driver goods train failing pull signal box required similar crash occurred november train passed red signals ran coal train mail train hauled scottish class diesel locomotive number special delivery rear travelling mph incident occurred locomotive climbed coal train coming rest yards later coal wagon bridge driver mail train suffered broken arm cuts face chest injuries incident initially suspected caused faulty brakes later found caused misunderstanding incorrect use locomotive railway staff considered railway vandalism
Lawrence Hill railway station