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Location notes
A station on the outskirts of Bristol where South Wales, Cross Country and other South-west services call or pass. The station is on a curve. The station is quite a modern building and you can't really see anything else apart from it.
Bristol Parkway is a closed station. The only way onto the platforms is with a valid travel ticket. (PL).
The station has now been expanded to three platfoms with one of the original platfoms becoming an island platform.
Bristol Parkway is a closed station. The only way onto the platforms is with a valid travel ticket. (PL).
The station has now been expanded to three platfoms with one of the original platfoms becoming an island platform.
Railway type and traffic
A busy "interchange" type station with Cross Country services from the South West, The Midlands and The North sharing the station with FGW services from London and South Wales, as well as local FGW services and some freight.
Freightliner's Stoke Gifford Yard is adjacent to the station, Class 66's and 70's on coal traffic can often be seen here.
Freightliner's Stoke Gifford Yard is adjacent to the station, Class 66's and 70's on coal traffic can often be seen here.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Bristol Parkway
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
A modern 3 platform station on the outskirts of Bristol, the station is busy, but the platforms are long, so you can position yourself out of the way.
Road directions
When you get off the M4, follow signs to Parkway station.
Coming from Bristol, get on the M32 and follow signs to Parkway station.
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Bristol Parkway map co-ordinates
Coming from Bristol, get on the M32 and follow signs to Parkway station.
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Bristol Parkway map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a car park.
There is also off street parking available on Hunts Grove Road which can be reached by driving straight through Parkway and out the other side. (not show on the map - PL)
There is also off street parking available on Hunts Grove Road which can be reached by driving straight through Parkway and out the other side. (not show on the map - PL)
Public transport
Plenty of rail services from across a wide area of the UK, plus frequent buses from Bristol city centre.
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Amenities
The station has a small but excellent shop and a cafe within the waiting room. It's an excellent station building, very modern.(PL]
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Bristol Parkway
Streetmap links
Bristol Parkway general view map
Bristol Parkway close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bristol Parkway
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Bristol Parkway
Googly map
Bristol Parkway general view map
Bristol Parkway close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bristol Parkway
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Photographic notes
The bridge can give some quite nasty shadows. Try to stand at the east end of the eastbound platform.
Extra notes for Videographers
Due to the large volumes of people the location can get noisy at times which may detract from videos, also the occasional low flying aircraft can make a fair amount of noise!
With the addition of the extra platforms the images below may now be different, any updates to this location would be appreciated.
Extra notes for Videographers
Due to the large volumes of people the location can get noisy at times which may detract from videos, also the occasional low flying aircraft can make a fair amount of noise!
With the addition of the extra platforms the images below may now be different, any updates to this location would be appreciated.
Links to photographs at this location
Railways Online
The Bristol Railway Archive - Parkway
General views - All photographs © Joe Patrick unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking west
Fig 4 - Looking east
Fig 5 - Looking west
Location Video
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
