Stapleton Road railway station

Stapleton Road
National Rail
General information
LocationEaston, Bristol
England
Coordinates51°28′03″N 2°33′58″W / 51.4675°N 2.5661°W / 51.4675; -2.5661
Grid referenceST607743
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeSRD
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyBristol and South Wales Union Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
8 September 1863Opened
1874Second platform opened
1888Third and fourth platforms opened
29 November 1965Closed to goods traffic
1984Reduced to two platforms
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.169 million
2019/20Increase 0.205 million
2020/21Decrease 65,722
2021/22Increase 0.148 million
2022/23Increase 0.212 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stapleton Road railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city district of Easton in Bristol, England. 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. They provide all train services at the station, the standard service being two trains per hour along the Severn Beach Line and an hourly service between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood.

The station was opened in 1863 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, with a single track and platform. The line was doubled in 1874 when the Clifton Extension Railway opened, then expanded to four tracks and platforms in 1888. There were buildings on all platforms and a goods yard to the north. Stapleton Road became one of Bristol's busiest stations, but service levels reduced significantly in the 1960s when reversing trains at Bristol Temple Meads became common. The goods facilities were closed in 1965, staff were withdrawn in 1967 and the line was reduced to two tracks in 1984.

In 2018, two additional running lines were added to increase capacity as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line. The line was also due to be electrified, but this has now been deferred until the next control period, which runs from 2019 to 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "City of Bristol – Network Rail". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.