STAPLETON ROAD RAILWAY STATION

'Stapleton Road railway station' lies in the inner city area of Easton, Bristol, England.
It is a railway station on the Severn Beach Line, although it has some services to the south west of England and Gloucester, mainly in the morning peak.
The station platform has a long mural by local artist Bill Guilding, which features characters illustrating local and historical themes.
The station is considered a "Railway Crime Hotspot" by the British Transport Police.

Contents

Service

Proposed Changes

Draft December 2007 timetable changes

Services

See also

References

External links

Service

Monday to Saturday there is a roughly hourly service towards Bristol Temple Meads. During the morning and afternoon peaks as well as weekday evenings and all day on Saturdays, train services operate to Severn Beach. During the peaks, additional services call at this station between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood.

Proposed Changes

In March 2007 First Great Western, published details of the improvements they plan to undertake over the next three years^[1] , at Stapleton Road they are;

★ CCTV

★ Help and information points

★ Public address system

★ Rename station to Easton

★ Community garden

★ Maintain mural

Draft December 2007 timetable changes

From December 2007 it is planned to have an hourly service between Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. Along with the proposed improved services to and from Avonmouth, there could be 3 trains per hour between Stapleton Road and Temple Meads. ^[2]
[3]

Services

See also

★ First Great Western

★ List of all UK railway stations

★ Public transport in Bristol

References

1. First Great Western improvement plans
2. Draft Dec 2007 timetable
3. Severn Beach Line Wikipedia article on the Severn Beach line

External links