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The Bristol and Gloucester Railway from Bristol Temple Meads via Mangotsfield to Yate. The Thornbury branch line at Yate. The Portishead Railway from Parson Street to Portishead. The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway at Portishead. The Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The Bristol Harbour Railway. The Avonmouth Light Railway. Various sidings ...
This map shows the proposed MetroWest network in Bristol, connecting with North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It includes the following phases of the network: Phase 1: Portishead, Severn Beach and Bath Spa to Bristol. The Portishead Railway, extant from Parson Street to Pill and reopening to a new Portishead station.
CrossCountry run cross-country intercity services that serve Bristol on routes between Southwest England and the Midlands, North of England and Scotland. There are several local, suburban rail routes throughout Bristol but many have either been closed or seen massively reduced services. The Severn Beach line which runs from Temple Meads to ...
In November 2016, the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership began a consultation process on their Transport Vision Summary Document, outlining potential light rail/tram routes from the city centre to Bristol Airport, the eastern and north west fringes of the city, and a route along the A4 road to Bath. [14]
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MetroWest, formerly known as the Greater Bristol Metro, is a project to improve the rail services in Bristol, England, and the surrounding region. It was first proposed at First Great Western 's Stakeholder Event in March 2008. [ 2 ]
Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th ...
As part of the MetroWest local rail expansion project, a further two suburban lines from Bristol Temple Meads to Henbury and Portishead were due to open in 2021 [14] and 2023 [15] respectively. Services also run from Gloucester - Westbury and Cardiff Central - Taunton via Bristol.