Bedminster railway station

Bedminster railway station is on the Bristol to Exeter line and serves the districts of Bedminster and Windmill Hill in Bristol, south-west England. It is 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the west of Bristol Temple Meads, and 119 miles (192 km) from London Paddington. Its three letter station code is BMT. It was opened in 1871 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, was resited slightly further to the west in 1884 and was rebuilt in 1932. The station, which has three through-lines and two island platforms, but minimal facilities, is managed by Great Western Railway who operates all train services that serve the station, mainly an hourly service between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare.

Bedminster
Looking east along the platforms.
General information
LocationBedminster, Bristol
England
Coordinates51.4403°N 2.5944°W / 51.4403; -2.5944
Grid referenceST589715
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeBMT
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1871Station opened as Ashton
27 May 1884Resited
30 April 1932Rebuilt with four tracks
1 June 1964Closed to goods traffic
Passengers
2018/19 95,466
2019/20 104,050
2020/21 23,974
2021/22 63,064
2022/23 103,246
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The level of service is proposed to be increased by two trains per hour between Portishead and Bristol when the Portishead Branch Line reopens.

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