Bristol Temple Meads Reading Train

Bristol Temple Meads railway station, operated by Network Rail, serves the city of Bristol in the south west of England. The station is the terminus of the Great Western Railway from London Paddington railway station. Being one of two main railway stations serving Bristol, the other being Bristol Parkway, the station is also an important transport hub in the city where train services connect with bus services to many parts of the city and beyond. The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

The station opened in August 1840 and was the first one designed by the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, a cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by First Great Western, CrossCountry and South West Trains and offer passengers destinations including London Paddington, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Cardiff Central and Bath Spa.

Parking is available at the station for 374 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in Berkshire, Reading railway station offers passengers services to destinations including London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon, Cardiff Central, Swansea, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth, Newquay, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Southampton, Bournemouth, London Waterloo and London Heathrow Airport.

Reading railway station is operated by Network Rail and is located on the Great Western Main Line which connects London Paddington station to the west of England and South Wales. To the west of the station, the line splits into two branches, allowing it to serve a variety of communities in the West and South West of England and onward into South Wales. At either Cardiff Central or Swansea connections with the Arriva Trains Wales boat train to/from Fishguard Harbour railway station are available. This in turn connects with the Stena Line ferry to Rosslare Europort in Ireland. It is the third busiest interchange station outside London, after Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly, with almost 3.8 million passengers changing trains at the station annually. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, South West Trains and First Great Western.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 1,275 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.