Montpelier railway station is located in Montpelier, Bristol, England

England

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. It is a single-platformed station, 2.75 miles (4 km) north-west of Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line

Severn Beach Line

The Severn Beach Line is a local railway in Bristol, UK. It runs from Narroways Hill Junction to Severn Beach, and is the successor to the Bristol Port Railway and Pier, which ran from a Bristol terminus in the Avon Gorge to a station and pier on the Severn Estuary.Passenger trains run from Bristol...

. The station is managed and the service is operated by First Great Western

First Great Western

First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....

. It is next to Cromwell Road, Cromwell Road itself is higher than the station. Montpelier station is the closest railway station to Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

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 at Nevil Road

Services

Services at Montpelier are all operated by First Great Western

First Great Western

First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....

, using mainly Pacer units. Monday to Friday, three trains every two hours run from to , with one extended to and , giving a service at Montpelier of one train in each direction every 40 minutes. On Saturdays there is a similar level of service, but more trains continue to Severn Beach. Sunday sees a roughly hourly service to and from Bristol, with only two services extending to Severn Beach, except from the May timetable change until September, when all services are extended.

Proposed Changes

In March 2007 First Great Western

First Great Western

First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....

, published details of the improvements they plan to undertake over the next three years, at Monpelier they are;

• CCTV
• Help and information points
• Public address system
• Redo Mural
• Garden or fence off hidden corner
• Major clean up

See also

• First Great Western
  First Great Western
  First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
  
  
• List of all UK railway stations
  UK railway stations
  List of railway stations in the United Kingdom, split alphabetically.*UK railway stations – A*UK railway stations – B*UK railway stations – C*UK railway stations – D*UK railway stations – E*UK railway stations – F*UK railway stations – G...
  
  
• Public transport in Bristol
  Public transport in Bristol
  The majority of public transport users in the Bristol Urban Area are transported by bus, although rail has experienced growth and does play an important part, particularly in peak hours...