Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Parkway, on the South Wales Main Line, serves the villages of Stoke Gifford and Harry Stoke in South Gloucestershire, England. Despite its name, it is located in Gloucestershire rather than Bristol itself. It is 112 miles (180Â km) from London Paddington. The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail. It is the third-most heavily used station in the West of England local authority area, after Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa. There are four platforms, and a well-equipped waiting area. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide most of the trains at the station, with CrossCountry providing the rest.
A 2009 view of Bristol Parkway station from the west prior to electric wires being erected/installed through the station.
Bristol Parkway is served by intercity services operated by CrossCountry and Great Western Railway. Here, a northbound CrossCountry service (right) passes a westbound Great Western Railway service.
A Great Western Railway service from Swansea to London.
Local stopping services operated by Great Western Railway serve the station as well. Here a Class 158 awaits its next duties.
The South Wales Main Line, originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. It diverges from the core London-Bristol line at Royal Wootton Bassett beyond Swindon, first calling at Bristol Parkway, after which the line continues through the Severn Tunnel into South Wales.
The entrance to the Chipping Sodbury Tunnel with the newly electrified overhead line equipment
Four track railway approaching Cardiff from Newport, prior to electrification