road railway station railway station cross country route serving inner city district bristol england miles 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 north road bristol busiest stations service levels reduced significantly 1960s reversing trains common goods facilities closed staff withdrawn line reduced tracks line electrified 21st century addition new running lines increase capacity platforms built lines service frequency improved greater bristol metro scheme description railway station located area bristol surrounding area primarily residential motorway north station industrial commercial area north station named road north station station accessed street west unnamed access road east set steps access southbound platform slope gradient greater station bristol temple mile chains directly north station bridge bridge station north station north station south station alignment degrees curving east active platforms western platform platform serves northbound trains eastern platform platform serves southbound trains platform metres long platform metres long southern metres southern end platforms bridge residential street road platform island platform face served northbound fast line station removed southbound fast fourth platform served disused fourth platform home roots community garden access platforms open stepped facilities station minimal metal glass shelter platforms row seats northbound platform station completely facilities buying tickets customer help points giving train information platforms car park taxi rank nearest bus stop metres away road bicycle stands platform mural depicting local life history painted wall platform line speed limit miles hour northbound miles hour southbound loading gauge line handles million train tonnes year electrified planned electrified 21st century services services road operated december monday friday trains hours run extended services start bristol evening service begins super mare saturdays similar level service trains continue sunday sees roughly hourly service bristol services extending september period services extended sunday trains bristol extended super mare similar workings direction trains stations services single fare bristol return line southbound services gloucester road train hour hourly northbound services super mare peak northbound services evening southbound services cardiff bristol trains southbound requires trains reverse trains pass day operating trains hour direction bristol manchester scotland 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 standard journey time minutes minutes minutes history road 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 west track amalgamated great western railway beginning operated services line converted standard gauge 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 booking office eastern outer platform head access road room island platform covered connected platforms yard north station handled goods traffic including coal minerals road bristol busiest stations opening meant junction station opened replacing ferry trains london wales began run bristol instead gloucester road instead avoided having run locomotive train daily service trains way temple trains direction services daily temple way trains day operating temple passengers change services station boards showed road junction station officially renamed time number services wales decreased opening allowed trains london avoid central bristol entirely trains extended growing seaside resort temple circular trips common total trains pass station day station excursion trains trains second world war start era daily services direction temple sundays station saw arrival prime minister 1920s railways came british railways gradual decline services road began late boards station read bristol road trains eventually routed introduction diesel multiple units making easier trains reverse longer called road passenger numbers known dropped report suggested services line withdrawn end services continued discontinued goods yard closed november staff withdrawn station july cost saving measure motorway opened north station passing southern end goods yard eastern tracks removed bridge carried line left intact remaining station buildings demolished time buildings island platform having 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 services boosted proximity use ended moved bath railway local services succeeded arm station mural illustrating local life painted wall western platform 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 disused eastern filled rubble station acquired bad reputation use illegal drugs station premises community garden project roots set disused local built sustainable materials including bricks dug construction shopping centre project led general improvement station residents willing use replaced allow electrification line new higher bridge angered local residents felt privacy 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 bristol exeter line heart line electrified services road provided diesel trains units expected replaced class turbo units group supports electrification continuing main lines super mare john electrification scheme includes tracking including disused road allow services parkway separate fast inter city services local stopping services eastern platforms road demolished allow trains run faster suggested kept use case service 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
Stapleton Road railway station