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Clifton Down Station I Onward Travel Information Buses Local Area Map Clifton Down Station i Onward Travel Information Buses Local area map Key km 0 0.5 B BBC Broadcasting House - Bristol 0 0.25 Miles BZ Bristol Zoo CC Clifton College Sports Centre MA Bristol Museum & Art Gallery SC Clifton Down Shopping Centre e nc U University of Bristol ta is d Cycle routes g in lk Footpaths a w s e t u in m 0 1 Clifton Down Station A Clifton Down Clifton Down Station Shopping B SC BZ 1 1 0 CC 0 m m i i n n u Key u t t e e s s w B w a A Bus Stop a l l k k i i n n g g Rail replacement Bus Stop d d i i s s t t a a n Station Entrance/Exit n c c e e Taxi Rank U Rail replacement sevices from Whiteladies Rd, Bristol direction beside stop B; Severn Beach direction beside stop A. Taxis and mini buses from the front of the station. MA Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2018 & also map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC BY-SA Main destinations by bus (Data correct at September 2019) DESTINATION BUS ROUTES BUS STOP DESTINATION BUS ROUTES BUS STOP DESTINATION BUS ROUTES BUS STOP Arnos Vale 1 B Clifton Suspension Bridge 9 (Near *) B Southmead Hospital (near) 2 A Avonmouth ^ 3 A Coombe Dingle 3 A Stockwood 2 B Avonmouth Industrial 3 A Cotham 9 A Stoke Bishop 1, 3, 4, U1** A Estate Aztec West 3C##, 3X~ A Cribbs Causeway, The Mall 1, 2, 3, 4 A Temple Meads ^ 1, 2, 9 B 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, Brentry 1, 2, 4 A Durdham Downs A Temple Quay 1, 2, 9 B U1** Brislington 1, 2 B Filton 3C##, 3X~ A Totterdown 1, 2 B 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, Bristol City Centre B Henbury 1, 3, 4 A Westbury-on-Trym 1 A U1** Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 B Henleaze 1, 2 A Westbury Park 1, 2, 3, U1** A Bristol Royal Hospital for 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 B Horfield 3C##, 3X~ A Children U1** B Knowle 2 B Bristol University (Tyndall's Notes Park) Lawrence Weston 3, 4 A 9 A Bus routes 1, 2, 3 and 4 run Mondays to Sunday and Public Holidays. Bristol University (Stoke Bus route 9 runs Mondays to Saturdays, only. No Sunday or Public U1** B Old Market 3X~, 9 B Holiday service. Bishop) # To get to Bristol Zoo, please travel on service 9, then interchange Bristol Zoo 9 (Near #) B Redland ^ 9 A with service 8 at the Clifton Park stop (on Pembroke Road) * To get to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, please travel on service 9 Broadmead 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 B Sea Mills ^ 3, 4 A to Clifton Village. The bridge is (approximately) a 10-15 minute walk via Clifton Down Road and then Suspension Bridge Road, to your destination. Shirehampton ^ 3, 4 A Broomhill (Brislington) 1 B ** Bus route U1 runs in University term dates, only. ## To this destination bus route 3C operates 2 journeys am & pm Sneyd Park 4 A Cabot Circus 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 B ~ To this destination bus route 3X operates 1 journey am ^ Direct trains operate to this destination from this station. Clifton Village 3C##, 9 B Southmead 2 A Clifton Down Station has no taxi rank or cab office. Advance booking is Call Cars Bristol Bristol Taxis V Cars Bristol essential, please consider using the following local operators: (Inclusion of Taxis this number doesn’t represent any endorsement of the taxi firm) 0117 966 6633 0117 944 4666 0117 925 2626 Further information about all onward travel Local Cycle Info National Cycle Info Bus Times PlusBus See timetable www.travelwest.info sustrans.org.uk displays at bus Find the bus times for your stop. plusbus.info For more information about cycle routes. Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity. stops. Search for a bus stop by entering a postcode, street & town or a stop A discount price ‘bus pass’ that you buy with your train ticket. It gives name & town. you unlimited bus travel around your chosen town, on participating buses. National Rail Enquiries Online NRE App Social Media Alert Me Contact Centre PlusBike facebook.com/nationalrailenq You can sign up to Alert Me messages on the National nationalrail.co.uk Free National Rail Enquiries app Rail Enquiries website where you can receive train and 03457 48 49 50 nationalrail.co.uk/plusbike for iOS and Android platform notifications directly to your smart phone. Calls cost no more than calls to geographic numbers For more information. @nationalrailenq (01 or 02) and may be recorded. nationalrail.co.uk/alertme This poster shows details of popular destinations and main, frequent bus routes. Additional services may run, so please check with Traveline or see posters at local bus stops. Whilst considerable care has been taken to ensure the information contained on this poster is correct and accurate, Scan this code with your mobile National Rail cannot accept responsibility for any loss or inconvenience caused by any errors or omissions, or for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience relating to the cancellation, alteration, delay or diversion of a service. For any feedback, please e-mail [email protected] to take this poster with you. V10 - FAB - Valid from Jan 2020.
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