Bristol’s first new railway station in almost a century will be opening to passengers on Tuesday 1 August 2023.
The new £5.8 million Portway Park & Ride station, between Shirehampton and Avonmouth, connects the existing park and ride site with the Severn Beach railway line.
It is a single-platform station that will offer passengers half-hourly services between Bristol Temple Meads and Avonmouth, and an hourly service to Severn Beach.
It will be the first station to open as part of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority’s multi-million-pound MetroWest programme which is enhancing the local rail network. This includes the opening of seven brand-new railway stations, re-opening train lines and enhancing cross-Bristol services.
From 1 August the new station will complement the existing park and ride bus service and will be a useful extra transport option for the local community, as well as providing park and ride users from further afield a rail option to destinations along the Severn Beach line or for onward travel on the wider rail network from Bristol Temple Meads.
The first passenger trains to stop at Portway Park & Ride on Tuesday 1 August will be:
5.10am Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach – stopping at Portway Park & Ride at 5.34am
5.53am Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads – stopping at Portway Park & Ride at 6.06am
The Portway Park & Ride station project was led by Bristol City Council working with the West of England Combined Authority, Network Rail, GWR and the Department for Transport.