Bristol Parkway railway station is a railway station situated in Stoke Gifford in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England. It is part of the British railway system owned by Network Rail, and is managed by First Great Western.
In the Strategic Rail Authority’s 2008/09 financial year report, Bristol Parkway was the 200th most-used station in the UK. By 2009/10, the station had moved up to 199th.
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