Bristol Temple Meads
Station Information
Bristol Temple Meads is a staffed station served by Great Western Railway, CrossCountry. Allow 10 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 11980 services that called at Bristol Temple Meads over the last 30 days, 80.2% ran on time, 16.1% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 3.7% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 92% of 207 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Bristol Temple Meads is served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry. Great Western Railway runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with CrossCountry adding the long-distance and regional links.
Where do trains from Bristol Temple Meads go?
The most common direct destination from Bristol Temple Meads is Bath Spa (around 640+ trains per day), followed by Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway, and Stapleton Road. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Bristol Temple Meads. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Bristol Temple Meads
Door-side predictions on Railly are available for 13 of 15 platforms at Bristol Temple Meads, covering the busiest terminating and through platforms. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). If a platform has no coverage, we hide the door-side icon on the board rather than guess. Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol Temple Meads has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Bristol Temple Meads
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 06:15–21:30
Sat 06:15–21:30
Sun 07:00–21:30
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
Lifts to all platforms and facilities. Ticket office is also step free.