Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol’s oldest and largest railway station

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1840 as the western terminus of the Great Western Railway. Over the years, the station has grown bigger to welcome more trains and more people. Today, millions of passengers travel through Bristol Temple Meads every year.

Bristol Temple Meads station, Station Approach, off Bath Road, Bristol, Bristol,, BS1 6QF

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At a glance

Ticket buying and collection

Station facilities and services

Key information

Station accessibility

Staff assistance

Toilets and baby changing

  • Toilets

  • Accessible toilets

  • Changing Places toilet

  • Baby changing

Lifts

  • There are 4 lifts

Getting to and from the station

Station Parking

  • 374 parking spaces

  • 25 accessible parking spaces

Drop-off / Pick-up points

  • Drop off / pick-up point

Cycling

  • Bicycle storage

  • Bicycle hire available

At the station

Lounges and waiting areas

  • Sheltered waiting area

  • Seating area

  • First Class lounge

Platform Facilities

  • The platforms are level with the Main Entrance of the station

  • There are tactile warnings on all platforms

British Transport Police

The British Transport Police helpdesk can be accessed from station front.

For help call 0800 40 50 40 (24 hours), text 61016 or speak to a member of station staff. In an emergency call 999.

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Train operators at this station

Train operators sell tickets and provide the train services.

  • CrossCountry – long distance services across the whole country from cities in Scotland all the way to the south and Cornish coasts
  • Great Western Railway – trains between London, Reading, Bristol, Plymouth, Penzance, Cardiff and Swansea

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