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Bristol Temple Meads railway station facts for kids

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Bristol Temple Meads railway station is a very important train station in Bristol, England. It's a busy hub where many different train lines meet.

From this station, you can catch trains to big cities like London Paddington, Cardiff Central in Wales, and places along the South Coast of England. There are also trains that go towards Taunton.

Some trains, run by South West Trains, can take you all the way to London Waterloo. You can also travel from here to places like Plymouth and Penzance in the southwest. If you're heading north, trains go to Birmingham, Manchester, and even up to Scotland!

Images for kids

  • Bristol Temple Meads railway station train-shed engraving

    An old picture from around 1843, showing the inside of the train-shed designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

  • Bristol Temple Meads old station frontage (750px)

    Brunel's original station building as it looks today.

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol and Exeter House

    The old headquarters building for the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

  • Bristol RJD 9

    A map from 1911 showing all the railway lines around Bristol.

  • Gare de Bristol

    The main entrance to the station, built in the 1870s. The tower used to have a spire until World War II.

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

    The original end-of-the-line part of the station in 1958.

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

    A train going from Paignton to Leeds at Platform 7 (now Platform 5) in 1960.

  • Bristol Temple Meads from Bath Road bridge

    Looking north from Bath Road. You can see the arched train shed from the 1870s and newer platform roofs from 1935.

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Platform 13 subway sign

    This sign is a bit confusing! It should say "Platforms 1 to 12" but shows an older numbering system. These platforms are now 15 (left) and 13 (right).

  • 2008 at Bristol Temple Meads - Power Signal Box

    The Bristol Panel Signal Box, built where Platform 14 used to be.

  • Bristol Temple Meads approach road (750px)

    The road leading to the station. You can see the turreted entrance from the 1870s.

  • Bristol Temple Meads sunset

    A beautiful autumn sunset over Bristol Temple Meads station.

  • Bristol Temple Meads, automatic ticket gates and platform 3

    Platform 3 and the automatic gates you go through to reach the trains.

  • Temple Meads Underpass

    The subway that runs underneath the station, connecting the different platforms.

  • Bristol Temple Meads CIS 158771

    A screen showing when trains are arriving and departing.

  • Temple Meads Bristol Airport Flyer 23021

    The Bristol Airport Flyer bus picking up passengers outside the station in 2008.

See also

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