Bristol Parkway railway station

Bristol Parkway
National Rail
A 2009 view of Bristol Parkway station from the west, prior to electric wires being erected/installed through the station
General information
LocationStoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°30′49″N 2°32′34″W / 51.51360°N 2.54270°W / 51.51360; -2.54270
Grid referenceST624795
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeBPW
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyWestern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1972Station opened
1 July 2001Refurbishment completed
9 May 2007Third platform opened
13 April 2018Fourth platform opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 2.372 million
 Interchange Increase 0.783 million
2020/21Decrease 0.367 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.132 million
2021/22Increase 1.414 million
 Interchange Increase 0.549 million
2022/23Increase 1.824 million
 Interchange Increase 0.678 million
2023/24Increase 2.069 million
 Interchange Increase 0.902 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 (180 km) from London Paddington. The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail and rebuilt in 2001. It is the third-most heavily used station in the West of England combined 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.

Electrification using 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead system reached Bristol Parkway in late 2018, and electric trains in the Swindon and London direction commenced passenger service on 30 December 2018. This was part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line.