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Bristol Temple Meads railway station is a main line train station in Bristol, England.

The station has main trains to Paddington, Cardiff Central and the South Coast of England. There are also trains towards Taunton.

South West Trains have services to London Waterloo. There are trains to Plymouth and Penzance, and to Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland.

Future

First Great Western said no to continue the services, they wanted a long-term contract because the Great Western Main Line is being updated. The new operator will be told in December 2012, with the new team starting in April 2013.

Images for kids

  • Bristol Temple Meads railway station train-shed engraving

    Engraving of interior of Brunel's train-shed from c1843, by John Cooke Bourne

  • Bristol Temple Meads old station frontage (750px)

    Brunel's original station as it appears today

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol and Exeter House

    The Bristol and Exeter Railway headquarters

  • Bristol RJD 9

    A 1911 Railway Clearing House junction diagram showing railways around Bristol

  • Gare de Bristol

    The main entrance to the station built in the 1870s between the terminal and through platforms. The tower was topped by a spire until World War II.

  • Bristol Temple Meads Station, original terminus with steam train and Diesel railcar - geograph.org.uk - 2124234

    Original terminus in 1958

  • Bristol Temple Meads Station and an Up LMR express 2093479 27e4170c

    A Paignton to Leeds express stands at Platform 7 (now Platform 5) in 1960.

  • Bristol Temple Meads from Bath Road bridge

    A view looking northwards from Bath Road. The 1870s arched train shed is surrounded by the flatter canopies of the newer platforms opened in 1935.

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Platform 13 subway sign

    This sign should read "Platforms 1 to 12" but refers to the earlier numbering system when these platforms were numbers 1 and 2. They are now 15 (left) and 13 (right).

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Power Signal Box

    Bristol Panel Signal Box, built on the old Platform 14

  • Bristol Temple Meads approach road (750px)

    The station approach looks straight towards Fox's turreted 1870s station entrance. Part of Brunel's original station on the left with Fox's 1870s extension between that and the entrance; the current station train shed is to the right of the entrance.

  • Bristol Temple Meads sunset

    Autumn sunset over Bristol Temple Meads station

  • Bristol Temple Meads, automatic ticket gates and platform 3

    Platform 3 and the ticket gates that control entrance to the platforms

  • Temple Meads Underpass

    The subway, below the station, links the platforms.

  • Bristol Temple Meads CIS 158771

    Customer Information System showing arrivals and departures

  • Temple Meads Bristol Airport Flyer 23021

    The Bristol Airport Flyer picking up outside the station in 2008

See also

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