FILTON ABBEY WOOD RE-OPENS

Tuesday 29 Jun 2004

FILTON ABBEY WOOD RE-OPENS

Region & Route:: | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders; | Wales & Western

Filton Abbey Wood Station has re-opened following a £15 million scheme to double the track and create a new platform, removing a major bottleneck on the rail network. Previously, Filton Abbey Wood Station was a significant bottleneck on the network as trains had to wait outside until a platform became available. The project, which was jointly funded by the Strategic Rail Authority and Network Rail, the track will be doubled and a new platform built alongside existing platforms at the station. Existing track and points will also be renewed. From Monday June 14 to Monday June 28, the main Bristol to South Wales line will be closed at Filton, and rail traffic diverted over a secondary route between Filton West junction and Narroways Hill junction, via (but not calling at) St Andrew’s Road, Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Sea Mills, Clifton Down, and Redland. Network Rail has written to residents in this area to warn them about the extra rail traffic they will notice over this two-week period. There are many road and pedestrian crossings along this route and road-users and residents in the area are all being asked to be extra vigilant when they cross the line, due to the increase in the volume of train traffic.

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