Portway park and ride

The Portway park and ride site is on the A4 Portway at Shirehampton, to the north-west of Bristol, England, close to junction 18 of the M5 motorway.

For the park and ride site in Preston, Lancashire, see Preston park and ride.

Portway Park and Ride
General information
LocationShirehampton, Bristol
England
Coordinates51.4908°N 2.6891°W / 51.4908; -2.6891
Operated byBristol City Council
Bus routes1
Bus stands1
Bus operatorsStagecoach
ConnectionsNo
Construction
Parking830 spaces
History
OpenedApril 2002

History

The site opened in April 2002 with 300 car parking spaces as part of the Bristol park & ride network. There had been considerable opposition from local residents.[1] The site was expanded in 2008 to provide 830 car parking spaces to coincide with the opening of the Cabot Circus shopping mall in Broadmead.[2] Services were operated by First West of England until CT Plus took over in April 2012.[3] First West of England resumed operating the services in September 2016.[4]

Service

The site opens at 6:00 am with the first bus leaving at 6:15 am Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, the site opens at 9:00 am with the first bus leaving at 9:30 am. The last bus leaves Bristol city centre at 8:30 pm Monday to Saturday and 6:00 pm on Sunday. The site closes at 9:30 pm.[5][6]

The site also serves Ashton Gate Stadium during Bristol Rugby and Bristol City home fixtures. The AG1 services operates for both 3:00 pm and 7:45 pm fixtures of both clubs.[5]

Railway
Severn Beach train in the background, passing the park and ride site
Main article: Portway Park and Ride railway station

The Severn Beach railway line runs adjacent to the site. It is planned that a new station, Portway Parkway, be built to serve the site.[7] The station was allocated £2.2 million in June 2017 from the Local Growth Fund, via the West of England local enterprise partnership,[8] and at that time completion was expected in 2019.[9] Spending of £1.5 million was later moved to the 2021–22 year.[10] After further delays, in November 2022 the station was expected to open in early 2023, although no firm date was given.[11]

See also

References
  1. Staff (15 April 2002). "£2m park-and-ride opens". BBC News. London. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. Staff (23 September 2008). "Bristol park-and-ride sites beefed up for Cabot Circus traffic". This Is Bristol. Bristol News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. CT Plus takes over Route 902, Bristol Park and Ride CT Plus 2 April 2012
  4. New Enviro400 variant for First Buses issue 740 November 2016 page 12
  5. Travelwest. "Portway Park & Ride". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. FirstGroup. "FirstGroup Portway Park & Ride". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. "Railway station could be built at Portway park and ride". Evening Post. Northcliffe Media. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  8. "Funding Boost for West of England Transport Projects". West of England Combined Authority. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. "Portway Park and Ride train station set to open in 2019 as work starts". Bristol Post. Local World. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. "Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee" (PDF). West of England Combined Authority. 4 December 2020. p. 73. Retrieved 14 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Bristol's first new railway station for 95 years delayed". BBC News. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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