The Railway Magazine

New station entrances included in £95m Bristol redevelopm­ent plan

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NETWORK Rail has revealed a £95m regenerati­on of Bristol’s Temple quarter is expected to result in three new or significan­tly improved entrances for the north, south, and east of Bristol’s Grade 1 listed Temple Meads station.

Network Rail is in a partnershi­p with the West of England Combined Authority, Bristol City Council and Homes England who will bring forward the regenerati­on of approximat­ely 130 hectares of brownfield land.

Claimed to be the city’s biggest regenerati­on project, it aims to deliver up to 10,000 homes and 22,000 jobs in a series of new sustainabl­e and inclusive communitie­s. The funding will unlock the first phase of this scheme and future plans will lead to the developmen­t of 57 hectares of land across St Philip’s Marsh in phase two.

Focussing on a deprived area of Bristol, the scheme will provide new affordable homes, generating skills, training, and employment opportunit­ies while improving transport, boosting regional productivi­ty and economic growth.

The new entrances will mean that the station no longer severs the connection­s between neighbouri­ng areas but connects them instead. The new eastern entrance to Bristol Temple Meads will make it much easier to reach the station from surroundin­g neighbourh­oods and will create a link to the new university campus.

There are plans for a multistore­y car park and a new transport hub which will link up the railway with connection­s for pedestrian­s, cyclists and the local and citywide bus network.

Last year a £132m track and signalling upgrade was completed, and the roof at the station is currently being refurbishe­d.

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