Station Layout
The station building includes a waiting area with a ticket office, toilets and a cafe. There is a seated waiting area on the upper level with its own cafe, a small shop and 4 ticket barriers. It also features Wi-Fi internet access for a fee.
The station has three platforms, either side of the railway track. Platforms 3 and 4 are on the same side as the station building, platform 2 on the far side, reached via an enclosed bridge across the line. At present, there is no platform 1, however this could be built within the next Franchise Period due to several major schemes taking place and The greater Bristol Metro project.
Platform 2 - Trains heading south and west, including to Bristol Temple Meads, South Wales, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall.
Platform 3 - Trains heading north and east, including to London Paddington, The Midlands, North of England and Scotland
Platform 4 - Trains to Weston-Super-Mare and Taunton. If there is maintenance work in the Severn Tunnel, there is an hourly service to Portsmouth Harbour.
All platforms have a heated indoor waiting area and vending machines.
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