railway work update

Bristol Partwaystation Travel advice Plans for a proposed new railway station for The station is being jointly funded by Bristol Is your journey necessary? During the the line, between City Council, the West of England Combined coronavirus outbreak, please only travel if Shirehampton and stations, are Authority and the . it is essential. moving forward. After planning permission was granted in Weekends of 25 & 26 April and 2 & 3 May: The station will be built by on March 2019, it is set to become the firstnew Coaches replace trains: behalf of , on land station built in the wider Bristol area since • between Bristol Temple Meads and adjacent to the existing Partway park and Abbey Wood in 1996. Newport/Cardiff Central (not calling at ride site off the M. Bristol Parkway) This scheme forms part of the West of • between Bristol Parkway and Newport Funding for the scheme has been secured England's wider MetroWest programme. For and plans are in development with the aim more information see: travelwest.info/ Low-floor buses will also run: of starting work on site at the end of 2020 projects/ • between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol and completion in 2021. Parkway • between Bristol Temple Meads and /Avonmouth/Severn Beach

A taxi will run between Bristol Parkway and Pilning (and back) on the Saturdays at 0805 and 1 LiOS.

Check before you travel at: www.nationalrail.co.uk www.GWR.com

Contact us If you have any questions about our work, contact our 2Li-hour helpline: 03Li5711 Li1Li1

Safety improvements at Bristol For more information about our work: networkrail.co.uk/city-of-bristol Temple Meads or Twitter: @NetworkRailWest

We have a number of projects in progress in due course we are planning to install new outside the entrance to Bristol Temple zebra crossings, along with speed bumps as Meads, aimed at improving general safety a trafficcalming measure to reduce the on Station Approach. speed of vehicles, to provide safer walking routes for pedestrians. Over two weeks, from 1 - 13 March, we completed work to repair and restore the We aim to install automatic number plate existing cobbles outside the entrance, to recognition (ANPR) to monitor and manage allow for safer walking access to and from trafficflow in and out of the station area. the station. Dates for additional work are to be The number of taxi permits for the station confirmed. is also being reviewed but remains at 250 until further notice.

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