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Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.It is located 118 miles 31 chains (118.39 mi; 190.5 km) away from London Paddington.It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts, with a ferry to the city centre.
The earliest train sheds were wooden structures, often with unglazed openings to allow smoke and steam to escape. The oldest part of Bristol Temple Meads is a particularly fine – and large – example, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with mock-hammerbeam roof. Surviving examples include: Ashburton, Devon, England (station closed)
On 1 March 2011, Hammond announced that rail electrification from Didcot Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central would go ahead. The section linking Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads would also be electrified. [26] In March 2012, Amey plc was awarded a £700 million contract to undertake the electrification works. [27]
Bristol Temple Meads – Avonmouth or Severn Beach; Great Malvern – Bristol Temple Meads – Southampton Central or Weymouth; Swindon – Gloucester or Weymouth; Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour; 1990–92 3 16 166: 3 21 Great Western Railway: 1992–93 345: Electric Multiple Unit: 90 145 9 70 Elizabeth line: London Paddington to ...
St Philip's railway station was a small terminus station in Bristol built by the Midland Railway to relieve pressure on the main station at Bristol Temple Meads, which it shared with the Great Western Railway. The station had a single platform and was used principally by the local services between Bristol and Bath Green Park, via Mangotsfield.
The station is located 3 miles 72 chains (6.3 km) along the line from Bristol Temple Meads, and 9 miles 51 chains (15.5 km) from Severn Beach. [27] [28] [note 1] It is the fifth station from Temple Meads. [29] There are two running lines, roughly orientated east–west, but curving towards the north at both ends.
The station is built in a cutting in the western end of Bedminster, on the Bristol to Exeter line 120 miles 16 chains (193.44 km) from London Paddington and 1 mile 65 chains (2.92 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. [1] [Note 2] It is the second station along the line from Bristol Temple Meads. [2]
Shirehampton railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Shirehampton in Bristol, England. It is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is SHH. The station has a single platform which serves trains in both directions.