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Bristol Parkway is on the Weston-super-Mare/Yate corridor, one of the main axes of MetroWest, a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] Under its previous name of Greater Bristol Metro, 2012 plans considered the reopening of the Henbury Loop Line to passengers, with the possibility of ...
A parkway railway station is a railway station that primarily serves a park and ride interchange rather than a town or city centre. The name parkway originally referred to Bristol Parkway being built next to the M32 motorway , which was built through parkland and thus known as the "Bristol Parkway". [ 1 ]
On 4 August 1903 a first part of the old Up Flying Dutchman from Bristol was altered to leave Temple Meads at noon and run over the Badminton line to arrive at Paddington at 2 o'clock, the speed for the 117 + 5 ⁄ 8 miles (189.3 km) being 58.8 miles per hour (94.6 km/h). This was the first regular two-hour train between London and Bristol. [18]
However, Bristol Parkway, which is located around 3 miles away, can be reached more easily and two bus services (10 and 73) run at frequent intervals throughout the day connecting Aztec West to the station. Bristol Airport, south of Bristol, can be reached in about 40–45 minutes by car or bus.
Bristol Parkway railway station. The main railway stations in Bristol are Bristol Temple Meads, near the city centre, and Bristol Parkway in the northern suburb of Stoke Gifford. Although the latter is in the Bristol urban area, it is in South Gloucestershire. There are services to UK destinations from both Temple Meads and Parkway stations.
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A Class 165 with a Bristol Parkway service at Parson Street The station is managed by Great Western Railway , who also operate all rail services from the station. [ 5 ] As of the December 2011 timetable, the basic service from Monday to Friday consists of one train in each direction per hour, between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare ...
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