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This consultation has now concluded. Information about the project is still available to read below, and results will be published in due course.
Bristol Temple Meads station is nationally significant and is used by millions of passengers annually. It is a major point of entry to Bristol and a transport interchange for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.
Bristol Temple Meads station has seen a significant increase in passenger numbers over the last ten years. This is due to population growth, economic growth and a shift towards railway travel. To increase capacity, additional peak time ticket gates were introduced at two alternative locations at the station in recent years, however, platforms, the subway and ticket gates can still become congested during busy periods. There are opportunities for more improvements – sensitive to the Grade 1 listed status of the station – that will encourage and accommodate further growth in railway travel and offer a better passenger experience.
The lack of shops is also often raised as an issue in passenger satisfaction surveys. The outside environment is dominated by motor vehicles. There are many opportunities to reconfigure the station to better serve the needs of its users and make the station more accessible.
Movement and navigation by foot, bicycle, bus or car is challenging around the station. There is also inadequate provision of disabled parking spaces, cycle parking and accessible walking routes. This is partially because the station is surrounded by physical barriers, including the River Avon, Floating Harbour and Temple Gate road.
Friary North, to the north of the station, is currently largely used as surface car parking, but has potential to provide public spaces, improved accessibility and new development for homes and jobs, subject to the relocation of station car parking to the Southern Gateway.
Bristol Temple Meads station is nationally significant and is used by millions of passengers annually. It is a major point of entry to Bristol and a transport interchange for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.
Bristol Temple Meads station has seen a significant increase in passenger numbers over the last ten years. This is due to population growth, economic growth and a shift towards railway travel. To increase capacity, additional peak time ticket gates were introduced at two alternative locations at the station in recent years, however, platforms, the subway and ticket gates can still become congested during busy periods. There are opportunities for more improvements – sensitive to the Grade 1 listed status of the station – that will encourage and accommodate further growth in railway travel and offer a better passenger experience.
The lack of shops is also often raised as an issue in passenger satisfaction surveys. The outside environment is dominated by motor vehicles. There are many opportunities to reconfigure the station to better serve the needs of its users and make the station more accessible.
Movement and navigation by foot, bicycle, bus or car is challenging around the station. There is also inadequate provision of disabled parking spaces, cycle parking and accessible walking routes. This is partially because the station is surrounded by physical barriers, including the River Avon, Floating Harbour and Temple Gate road.
Friary North, to the north of the station, is currently largely used as surface car parking, but has potential to provide public spaces, improved accessibility and new development for homes and jobs, subject to the relocation of station car parking to the Southern Gateway.
Friary North 
Midland shed 
Station Approach
Friary North