Bristol Temple Meads

Location type

Major station

Name and dates

Bristol Temple Meads

Station code: BRI National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the Bristol and Exeter Railway.


Chronology Dates

31/08/1840Great Western Railway
Bristol [1st] to Bath opened. Stations on this section at: Bath, Oldfield Park, Saltford, Keynshaw & Somerdale, St Annes Park, and Bristol Temple Meads.
30/05/1875Bristol and Exeter Railway
First standard gauge train runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton and Weston-super-Mare [1st] .

News items

02/12/2022Bristol Temple Meads becomes first station in the country to launch audio guide for blind and partially sighted people [Network Rail]
08/06/2022Digital twin of Bristol Temple Meads helps to assess air quality improvement measures [Railway Gazette]
28/03/2022Bristol Temple Meads historic roof refurbishment to enter next phase [Network Rail]
28/09/2021Brunel returns to Bristol Temple Meads [Network Rail]
15/09/2020Network Rail acquires Brunels Bristol Old Station [Rail Engineer]
01/09/2020Bristol Temple Meads celebrates its historic past and bright future as it turns 180-years-old [Network Rail]
03/12/2018Two new railway lines into Bristol Temple Meads completed to help improve passenger journeys [Network Rail]
23/06/2015Portishead railway reopening consultation begins [BBC News]
31/10/2014Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway Station railway line upgrade wins the go ahead [WDP]
09/03/2014Bristol-to-Taunton railway line to re-open [BBC News]