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Filton Bank is the name given to a section of the Bristol to Birmingham line in
Network Rail
It was announced in July 2012 that Filton Bank would be returned to a four-track layout. This has restored the separation between fast, main line services and stopping, relief line services, increasing capacity on the line. A fourth platform has been built at Filton Abbey Wood station. It will allow services on the Severn Beach line to be increased to twice hourly, and the introduction of a twice hourly
Filton Bank is the name given to a section of the Bristol to Birmingham line in Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...
, England, roughly between and stations.
Description
The line runs from Dr Days Junction where theGreat Western Main Line
The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington to . It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. Opened in 1841, it was the ...
branches off from the Bristol to Birmingham line just south of Lawrence Hill station, to Filton Junction just north of Filton Abbey Wood station where the South Wales Main Line
The South Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. ...
branches off. The Severn Beach line branches off at Narroways Hill Junction. The line has recently (autumn 2018) been returned to quadruple track for its full length.Bristol Upgrades Filton BankNetwork Rail
History
The line was built by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway. It was four-tracked until 1984 when it was reduced to double track, with the running lines slewed over to increase line speeds. In late 2018 it was returned to four-track.Reinstatement
It was announced in July 2012 that Filton Bank would be returned to a four-track layout. This has restored the separation between fast, main line services and stopping, relief line services, increasing capacity on the line. A fourth platform has been built at Filton Abbey Wood station. It will allow services on the Severn Beach line to be increased to twice hourly, and the introduction of a twice hourly London Paddington
Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a Central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area. The site has been the London terminus of services provided by the Great W ...
to Bristol Temple Meads via Bristol Parkway
Bristol Parkway, on the South Wales Main Line, is in the Stoke Gifford area in the northern suburbs of the Bristol conurbation. It is from London Paddington. The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail, and was the first in a new gener ...
service. The additional tracks were opened on 19 November 2018 with work scheduled to finish in 2019.
The line was to have been electrified as part of the Great Western Main Line electrification scheme. In preparation for electrification, the footbridge at was replaced to give room for overhead cables. In November 2016 it was announced that electrification on this section of line had been deferred due to cost overruns.
See also
*Rail transport in Bristol
Rail services in the West of England refer to passenger rail journeys made in the Bristol commuter area. 17 million passenger rail journeys were made in 2019-20 within the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/ Bath region.
Services in the ...
* MetroWest
*Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FoSBR) is a Bristol-based campaign group, calling for better rail transport in the Bristol area.
Formation
FoSBR was formed in 1995 as ''Friends of Severn Beach Railway'', to protest against the potentia ...
References
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