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Montpelier railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Montpelier in Bristol, England. It is from . Its three letter station code is MTP. The station has a single platform, serving trains in both directions. it is managed by Great Western Railway, which is the third franchise to be responsible for the station since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly a train every forty minutes in each direction between Bristol Temple Meads and . The station was opened on 1 October 1874 as Montpellier (two 'L's) by the Great Western and Midland Railways as part of the Clifton Extension Railway, designed to connect the port of Avonmouth to the national rail network. In February 1888 the station's name changed to Montpelier (one 'L'). The station two platforms, with the main structures on the southern platform and smaller waiting rooms on the northern platform. In 1903 the station employed 19 staff. The station building was destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, and replaced with the current building. The Severn Beach Line declined over the latter half of the twentieth century, with passenger numbers falling significantly. Goods services at Montpelier ended in 1965, and all staff were withdrawn in 1967. The line was largely reduced to single track in 1970, with the northern platform abandoned and all trains using the remaining platform. The station building is no longer in railway use. Services had decreased to ten per day each direction by 2005, but have since increased to twenty-four trains per day. == Description == Montpelier railway station is located in the Bristol ward of Ashley, north of the city centre, serving the districts of Montpelier, Cotham, Ashley Down and St Andrews. The surrounding area is mostly residential, with shops on the nearby A38 Cheltenham Road. The station can be accessed step-free from Station Road to the south, or by a footbridge and steps from Cromwell Road to the north.〔 The station is on the Severn Beach Line from to , 〔Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile.〕 from Bristol Temple Meads, and from Severn Beach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Engineers' Line References: CNX Clifton Extension Line )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Engineers' Line References: AMB Avonmouth Branch )〕 It is the third station from Temple Meads, and first station of the branch part of the line (the first two stations, and , are on the main line Cross Country Route). The station is on a roughly east-west alignment, curving to the north, with a single -long curved platform to the south of the track, serving trains in both directions. Directly to the east of the station is the -long Montpelier Tunnel, and to the west is The Arches bridge over the A38. The station's northern platform was abandoned in 1970 and is overgrown.〔 Facilities at the station are minimal – there are a few chairs and timetable information is provided. There are help points on the platform, giving next train information and allowing passengers to contact staff. There is no ticket office, nor any self-service ticket machines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Montpelier (MTP) )〕 The station building is used as a workshop and showroom for a company selling fireplaces,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Period Fireplaces )〕 and is bricked up on the platform side. It is however colourfully decorated with a mural, painted as a collaborative effort between the Severnside Community Rail Partnership and Fairfield High School. The Severnside CRP also tend the station's garden in conjunction with the nearby Colston's Girls' School.〔 There is no car park or taxi rank, but there are bus stops on Cromwell Road, and more on the busy A38 Cheltenham Road roughly away.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Montpelier Station: Onward Travel Information )〕 Cycle storage is available on the platform.〔 The line through Montpelier has a speed limit for diesel multiple units, and for other trains.〔 The line, which is not electrified, has loading gauge W6A, and carries less than 5 million train tonnes per year. , approximately 120,000 passengers used Montpelier station, making it the 1592nd busiest station in the country and the fifth busiest within the Bristol unitary authority area. This was an increase of almost 100% from the 2002–03 financial year, and reflected a general rise in usage of the Severn Beach Line.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Station Usage Estimates 2002/03 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Station Usage Estimates 2013/14 )〕〔Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Montpelier, from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montpelier railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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