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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.
It is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is SRD. The station has two platforms, four running lines and minimal facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997.
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 ...
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.
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]
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The station is on the Bristol to Exeter line, 126 miles 34 chains (203.46 km) from London Paddington and 8 miles 1 chain (12.89 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. [2] [Note 1] It the third station along the line from Bristol. [3] Nailsea is a short distance to the north, while the outskirts of Backwell are right against the south side of the station.
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]