railway station railway station serves town england inside bristol miles letter station code fit platforms minimal facilities station managed seventh company responsible station franchise provide train services station trains day operated general service level trains hour super mare station site station opened bristol south wales union railway station single platform second added cope traffic station closed replaced new station miles north built junction newly constructed new station platforms waiting rooms large services declined second half twentieth century station buildings platforms demolished station closed completely replaced current station built miles south original station adjacent new office development station built platforms added line electrified planned great western main line new platform built allowing increased services description railway station located area bristol area west station primarily residential east large commercial area including adjacent station main access station long slope approximately bridge north small car park foot access east station bristol temple main line south eastern end loop line miles chains miles chains station north northbound line westbound line split line south southbound lines parkway converge station south station north station east bristol parkway station alignment degrees curving west active platforms platform easternmost separated platforms share island running lines platform southbound trains speed limit miles hour northbound trains trains platform northbound trains platforms speed limit miles hour platforms metres long facilities station minimal metal glass shelters platform seating small ticket office operates platform weekday facilities buying tickets station generally customer help points giving train information platforms dot matrix displays showing trains platform small pay display car park spaces north station racks cameras operation station number buses stop station car park decade passenger numbers doubled financial year passengers travel line loading gauge line handles million train tonnes year electrified planned electrified 21st century services managed operate services station basic service monday friday trains hour direction split services hourly services way bristol parkway super mare cardiff central cardiff central finally gloucester service occasional extensions exeter david gloucester alternate hour extensions worcester north south daily extension brighton combined trains hour bristol parkway trains hour trains hour single direct service london calls morning continuing direct services london services operated exception morning evening service operated manchester birmingham new street morning service operates whilst evening service returns services pass non stop day operating trains hour direction bristol manchester scotland local services described formed class diesel multiple unit trains class units regular sight moved south work devon cornwall following cascade class units london midland london london service operated set services operated class voyager diesel electric multiple units standard journey time minutes minutes minutes history different stations area opened north site current closed second station opened yards north known station closed replaced station station opened september services began bristol south wales union railway ran new passage pier north bristol banks passengers transferred ferry cross continue wales line engineered built single track broad gauge platform western line station situated county gloucestershire miles chains immediately south modern bridge ring road amalgamated great western railway beginning operated services line converted standard gauge line travel bristol wales easier change train ferry train tunnel built cope anticipated increase demand line doubled new platform built eastern new track complete waiting room new track september opened station continued use july closed replaced new station chains north trace remaining original station second station trains london wales travelled bath bristol routed gloucester final miles bristol relatively slow new route built north running new line opened allowed faster services wales new triangular junction new line coming east new station opened july embankment southern apex junction north present chains north station miles chains miles chains london new line new station platform faces outer platforms inner platforms sharing island southbound line westbound line london western platforms served trains bristol wales eastern platforms served trains new line platforms linked subway led booking office situated ground level main entrance east station approach road led south main entrance waiting rooms large platforms goods facilities south road west line covering site station goods shed loading platform passing loop north facing covered loading platform south facing siding additional south facing siding coal traffic added world war opposite goods yard controlled junction following opening loop line diverged line wales chains north station renamed trains line western platforms operated loop services trains run loop services useful passengers changing trains junction status workers nearby attendant aircraft works railways came british railways following publication closed passengers service levels began decline line closed putting end loop services goods yard closed july station reverted station buildings demolished platforms serving trains trains line called anymore remaining platforms small replacement shelters built local government act came effect southern gloucestershire including district new county split business led sectors 1980s time operations passed regional railways 1990s plans build new station close station train called march services moving new march intervening days service closure remains seen passing trains western platforms present albeit subway blocked access road residential street called station early 1990s division consolidated major office development known development new station built primarily serve workers construction began cost station named opened public march officially opened march minister transport chair shortly station opened county disbanded region governed council new station situated chains south station chains south platforms metres long separated running lines connected platforms north end platform ground level access sides eastern southbound platform western northbound platform car park north metal glass shelters platform small rarely booking office southbound platform initial services station included local stopping services services gloucester services bath particular importance staff based prior construction south gloucestershire council provided half hourly services bath station proved popular workers local residents central bristol students staff railway local services succeeded arm line closed weeks june enable construction new platform running line west station separating trains trains wales station allowing trains pass stopping trains project cost caused complete suspension services allow longer distance services use diversion franchise amalgamated franchise greater western franchise responsibility passed subsidiary company introduced new services super mare cardiff central calling december began operating single daily service cardiff central service taken franchise changed hands replaced daily service direction manchester 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 franchise line electrified electrification project bristol exeter line heart line electrified services provided diesel trains units expected replaced class turbo units group supports electrification continuing main lines super mare john electrification scheme includes tracking line allow services separate fast inter city services local stopping services super mare corridor main axes greater bristol metro rail transport plan aims enhance transport capacity bristol area plan reopening loop line opening new station
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