Filton Abbey Wood Station

Filton Abbey Wood station has frequent direct train services from a variety For more information Take the train to of destinations in the West of . Through trains, with no need to change during your journey, travel to Filton Abbey Wood from twenty-two destinations in under an hour. And even more journey opportunities are First Great Western Customer Services Filton Abbey Wood possible in less than an hour if you are willing to change trains at either www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk Parkway or Bristol Temple Meads, bringing Taunton, Chippenham For tickets, general enquiries, information, real-time updates and and Swindon within an hour’s rail commuting time. During the peak periods offers contact us on 08457 000 125. We are open 0700 – 2200 daily there are at least six trains an hour between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple Meads, and at least four trains an hour between Filton Abbey Don’t miss out on all the latest offers, special deals and news from Wood and Bristol Parkway. First Great Western. Register your e-mail address now at www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/enews Cardiff Central Gloucester Newport Cam & Dursley Severn Tunnel Junction Yate Patchway Bristol Parkway National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Filton Abbey Wood For up-to-date train times and fares call 08457 48 49 50 Stapleton Road Lawrence Hill (24 hour service, calls may be recorded) Bristol Temple Meads

Bedminster Keynsham Parson Street Oldfield Park & Backwell Bath Spa Freshford Worle Avoncliff Weston Milton Bradford-on- Weston-super-Mare Trowbridge

All the stations shown on this line diagram have through trains direct to and from Filton Abbey Wood.

Rail travel is much cheaper than commuting by car. Examples of day and This leaflet has been produced by the Severnside Community season ticket rates are overleaf. You can also buy a combined rail and Rail Partnership in association with First Great Western and travelcard – the Freedom Travelpass – which gives unlimited travel on most South Gloucestershire Council bus and all train services within Bristol including Filton Abbey Wood for £143 a month: including Bath and North East , South Gloucestershire, The Severnside Community Rail Partnership works with train operators, and part of (as far west as Yatton and Clevedon) costs local authorities, employers, local organisations and community groups £182 a month; and including the Weston-super-Mare area costs £219. to identify and implement measures to encourage the use of local trains on routes radiating from Bristol; and to ensure that access to local If your home station is not within walking distance then instead of driving (or stations is easy and that the stations provide a safe and welcoming being driven) there why not use a bike – all stations now have cycle racks. environment Folded bikes can be taken on trains at any time, but there is generally no Severnside Community Rail space for unfolded bikes on trains at peak periods. Local bus services also www.severnside-rail.org.uk Partnership connect with trains at a number of stations and the Freedom Travelpass is [email protected] c.i.c valid on these routes.

Filton Abbey Wood Station was opened in 1996 primarily to serve the Ministry of Defence complex. It replaced a smaller halt half a mile to the north, whose platforms can still be seen on the Cardiff route. The station has sheltered cycle storage and there is ramped access to all platforms. Many nearby stations also have ramped access and all local trains can carry manual wheelchairs. FGWFILT/1 Through commuter trains serving Filton Abbey Wood, with a journey time of one hour or less

How quick? How far? How frequent in the morning peak? How much?

Average Distance to journey time Filton Abbey Wood Monthly Annual Station Disabled (minutes) (miles) Train departure times Day return Season Season Car Park access South Wales Cardiff 40 34 0628 0700 0730 0800 0830 £12.40 £204.00 £2,124.00 Yes Yes Newport 25 22 0642 0715 0744 0815 0844 £11.60 £194.40 £2,024.00 Yes Yes Severn Tunnel Junction 15 12 0653 0725 0755 0825 0855 £7.20 £131.00 £1,364.00 Yes Partial Arrive Filton Abbey Wood 0709 0740 0809 0842 0909 Afternoon return departures 1530 1600j 1630 1700 1730 Gloucester line Gloucester 40 35 0617 0642 0711 0740 0842 £13.20 £214.70 £2,236.00 Yes Partial Cam and Dursley 30 22 0632 0658 0725 0754 0856 £8.80 £143.70 £1,496.00 Yes Yes Yate 13 8 0645 0712 0740 0809 0910 £3.20 £53.00 £552.00 Yes Partial Arrive Filton Abbey Wood 0658 0724 0752 0823 0923 Afternoon return departures 1548 1648 1748 Weston-super-Mare line Weston-super-Mare 50 25 0636 0708 0737 0808 0840 £10.40 £177.50 £1,848.00 Yes Partial Weston Milton 48 24 0639 0711 0740 0811 0843 £10.40 £177.10 £1,844.00 Yes Yes Worle 45 21 0643 0715 0744 0815 0845 £10.40 £177.10 £1,844.00 Yes Yes Yatton 38 17 0649 0721 0749 0821 0851 £8.80 £146.00 £1,520.00 Yes Yes Nailsea 30 13 0655 0727 0755 0827 0857 £6.10 £100.70 £1,048.00 Yes Partial Parson Street 22 7 0702 0746 0802 0835 0905 £3.80 £66.90 £696.00 No No Bedminster 20 6 0705 0738 0804 0837 0907 £3.80 £66.90 £696.00 No Partial Arrive Filton Abbey Wood 0729 0758 0830 0854 0930 Afternoon return departures 1542 1615 1642 1715 1742 Bath and West Wiltshire Trowbridge 60 30 0604 0644 0701 0724 0744 0800 0823 £9.60 £165.60 £1,724.00 Yes Yes Bradford-on-Avon 54 26 0610 0649 0707 0730 0750 0806 0829 £9.60 £165.60 £1,724.00 Yes Partial Avoncliff 50 25 0612 0652 0709 0732 0752 0831 £9.60 £165.60 £1,724.00 No No Freshford 45 23 0615 0655 0713 0736 0755 0810 0834 £9.20 £165.60 £1,724.00 No No Bath Spa 35 16 0628 0707 0725 0748 0807 0821 0847 £8.50 £137.90 £1,436.00 Yes Yes Oldfield Park 30 15 0631 0710 0728 0751 0810 0823 0849 £7.30 £125.60 £1,308.00 No Partial Keynsham 25 9 0638 0717 0735 0758 0817 0833 0857 £6.60 £111.80 £1,164.00 Yes Partial Arrive Filton Abbey Wood 0701 0742 0800 0821 0848 0901 0921 Afternoon return departures 1523 1556k 1609b 1625 1648e 1655c 1709b 1723 1749 North Bristol stations and Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple Meads 8 6 At least 6 trains an hour £3.70 £63.00 £656.00 Yes Yes Lawrence Hill 10 5 0622 0653 0722 0750 0813 0847 £2.90 £50.00 £520.00 No Partial Stapleton Road 8 3 0624 0656 0724 0752 0816 0849 £2.90 £50.00 £520.00 No Partial Arrive Filton Abbey Wood 0630 0701 0729 0758 0821 0854 Afternoon return departures 1523 1625 1648 1723 1749 A more frequent service operates non-stop to Bristol Temple Meads

Notes Information correct at time of going to press (May 2011) b Calls at Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Bradford-on-Avon and Trowbridge only j Does not call at Severn Tunnel Junction Train times and fares are subject to alteration. Please check both by visiting c Does not call at Keynsham or Bradford-on-Avon k Calls at Keynsham, Oldfield Park and Bath Spa only www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk or by telephoning National Rail Enquiries on e Does not call at Freshford or Avoncliff 08457 48 49 50 (24 hours, calls may be recorded)