Parson Street railway station

Parson Street
National Rail
General information
LocationBedminster, Bristol
England
Coordinates51°26′00″N 2°36′31″W / 51.43320°N 2.60860°W / 51.43320; -2.60860
Grid referenceST578706
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2 in use
Other information
Station codePSN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
29 August 1927Opened as Parson Street Platform[Note 1]
21 May 1933Rebuilt with four tracks
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.150 million
2019/20Increase 0.174 million
2020/21Decrease 29,702
2021/22Increase 0.101 million
2022/23Increase 0.157 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Parson Street railway station serves the western end of Bedminster in Bristol, England. It also serves other surrounding suburbs including Bishopsworth, Ashton Vale and Ashton Gate, along with Bristol City FC. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bristol Temple Meads, and 120 miles (193 km) from London Paddington. Its three letter station code is PSN. It was opened in 1927 by the Great Western Railway, and was rebuilt in 1933. The station, which has two through-lines and two platforms, plus one freight line for traffic on the Portishead Branch Line, has minimal facilities. As of 2020, it is managed by Great Western Railway, which is the sixth company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly an hourly service between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare.
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