Services
The station has a very frequent service to Bristol Temple Meads, with services extending to Portsmouth Harbour, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton. There are daily extensions to Paignton and Plymouth via Exeter St Davids. There are also services through to Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Westbury, Warminster, Salisbury, Southampton Central, Frome, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Dorchester West and Weymouth.
In the other direction, coming from Bristol, there are two trains per hour to Cardiff Central, one from Taunton (including an extension from Penzance and one from Portsmouth. There is also a regular service to Bristol Parkway, with services continuing to Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern.
All services are operated by First Great Western, with the exception of a daily return service operated by CrossCountry from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly via Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham New Street.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Temple Meads or Stapleton Road |
First Great Western |
Bristol Parkway | ||
| First Great Western |
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| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western |
Newport or Severn Tunnel Junction |
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| First Great Western |
Patchway | |||
| Patchway | CrossCountry |
Bristol Temple Meads | ||
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