The Anonymous Widower

Portway Park & Ride Station – 10th August 2023

Portway Park & Ride station, opened on the first of this month, so I went to visit today.

Note.

1. The Portway Park & Ride is served by both buses and trains.
2. Buses serve the City Centre and rugby and football at Ashton Gate stadium.
3. Trains serve Avonmouth, Bristol Temple Meads, Severn Beach, Weston-super-Mare and a large number of other Bristol stations.

The M5 crosses over the railway to the West of the station.

This Google Map shows the M5 and the Portway Park & Ride.

Note.

1. The M5 goes diagonally SW-NE across the map.
2. The wide river is the Avon.
3. Portway Park & Ride with its station is in the middle of the bottom of the map.
4. Avonmouth station is in the North-West corner of the map.

The Portway Park & Ride seems to be an extremely well-connected Park & Ride.

These are my thoughts.

Are There Any Other Park & Ride Sites, Where A Station Could Be Added?

Consider.

• I wrote about a possible new station at Leicester Forest East in A Station At Leicester Forest East.
• In A Look At New Station Projects, several possible Park & Ride stations are mentioned.

Has Portway Park & Ride been developed to see if sites served by buses and trains are a good idea?

Is Portway Park & Ride The Solution To Big Matches At Ashton Gate?

Consider.

• Ashton Gate Stadium has a capacity of 27,000.
• Wikipedia says that buses from Portway Park & Ride are used to bring supporters to games.
• The platform at Portway Park & Ride might be able to take a five-car Class 802 train for a big match.

I wouldn’t be surprised that Portway Park & Ride has been designed for large crowds at big matches at Ashton Gate.

August 10, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Design, Transport/Travel | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol Temple Meads Station, Good Design, Leicester Forest East Station, MetroWest, New Stations, New Stations Fund, Parkway Station, Portway Park & Ride Station, Single Platform Stations, Weston-super-Mare Station