Technical Report
MetroWest Phase
Bristol North Fringe Stations
Prepared for South Gloucestershire Council
March 2014
62 Hagley Road, Edgbaston Birmingham, B16 8PE GB +44 (0) 121 456 2345 +44 (0) 121 456 1569
Contents
Section Page Introduction ...... 1 1.1 Background ...... 1 1.2 Study Objectives ...... 1 Current Situation ...... 2 2.1 Bristol Parkway ...... 2 2.2 Filton Abbey Wood ...... 2 2.3 Patchway ...... 3 2.4 New Stations...... 3 Demand Forecasting ...... 4 3.1 Introduction ...... 4 3.2 Outline Approach ...... 4 3.2.1 Data Sources ...... 4 3.2.2 Existing Stations Demand ...... 5 3.2.3 New Stations Demand Forecasting ...... 5 3.2.4 Future Demand ...... 5 3.3 Results ...... 6 Henbury Line Stations ...... 9 4.1 Introduction ...... 9 4.2 Station Options ...... 9 4.2.1 Station Assessments ...... 10 4.2.2 Station Design ...... 11 4.3 Proposed station facilities ...... 12 4.4 Capital costs for proposed station options ...... 16 North Fringe Rail Station Strategy ...... 19 5.1 Introduction ...... 19 5.2 Station Definition / Role ...... 19 APPENDIX A – Demand Forecasts ...... 22 APPENDIX B – Filton Abbey Wood Bus Access ...... 23 Appendix C – Outline Station Drawings ...... 24
List of Tables Table 2-1: Service To/From Existing Stations ...... 2 Table 4-1: Initial prioritisation for assessment ...... 10 Table 4-2: Summary of findings – option recommendations for further development ...... 11 Table 4-3: Filton North proposed station facilities and access provision ...... 12 Table 4-4: Henbury East proposed station facilities and access provision ...... 13 Table 4-5: Henbury proposed station facilities and access provision ...... 15 Table 4-6: Capital costs of proposed stations Q2 2013...... 17 Table 5-1: Network Rail station categories ...... 19 List of Figures Figure 4-1: Henbury Line Station options considered...... 9
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Introduction