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Stapleton Road railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route, serving the inner-city district of Easton in Bristol, England. It is from . Its three letter station code is SRD. the station has two platforms, two running lines and minimal facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, the standard service being a train every 40 minutes along the Severn Beach Line, an hourly service to and another hourly service to . The station was opened in 1863 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, with a single track and platform. The line was doubled in 1874 when the Clifton Extension Railway opened, then expanded to four tracks and platforms in 1888. There were buildings on all platforms and a goods yard to the north. Stapleton Road became one of Bristol's busiest station, but service levels reduced significantly in the 1960s when reversing trains at Bristol Temple Meads became common. The goods facilities were closed in 1965, staff were withdrawn in 1967 and the line was reduced to two tracks in 1984. The line is due to be electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line, which will also see the addition of two new running lines to increase capacity, although no platforms will be built for these lines. Service frequency will however be improved as part of the Greater Bristol Metro scheme. ==Description== Stapleton Road railway station is located in the Easton area of Bristol. The surrounding area is primarily residential, with the M32 motorway to the north of the station, and an industrial and commercial area north of that. The station is named after the A432 Stapleton Road just north of the station. The station can be accessed by Belmont Street to the west, an unnamed access road to the east, or by a set of steps from Stapleton Road. Access to the southbound platform is via a slope of gradient greater than 1 in 12.〔 The station is on the Cross Country Route between and , and on the Severn Beach Line from Bristol Temple Meads to . It is from Bristol Temple Meads.〔Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile.〕 Directly to the north of the station is a bridge over the A432, then a bridge over the M32, then Narroways Hill Junction, where the Severn Beach Line diverges from the Cross Country Route.〔〔 The next station north along the Cross Country Route is , the next station north along the Severn Beach Line is , and the next station south is .〔 The station is on an alignment of 150 degrees, curving towards the east.〔 There are two active platforms: the western platform, platform 1, serves northbound trains; the eastern platform, platform 2, serves southbound trains. Platform 1 is long; platform 2 is long, however both have the southern fenced off.〔 The southern end of the platforms bridge the residential street St Mark's Road. Platform 2 is part of an "island" platform, the other face of which served the northbound "up fast" line through the station, which was removed in 1984 along with the southbound "down fast" and fourth platform which served it.〔 The disused trackbed and fourth platform are home to the Eastside Roots community garden, part of the Bristol Permaculture Group. Access between the platforms is by an open, stepped footbridge.〔 , facilities at the station are minimal – there is a metal and glass shelter on each of the two platforms, and a row of seats on the northbound platform. The station is completely unstaffed, and there are no facilities for buying tickets. There are customer help points, giving next train information for both platforms. There is no car park or taxi rank, and the nearest bus stop is away on the A432 Stapleton Road.〔 There are eight bicycle stands on the platform.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Station facilities for Stapleton Road (SRD) )〕 A mural depicting local life and history is painted on the wall of platform 1.〔 The line through Stapleton Road has a speed limit of northbound and southbound.〔 The loading gauge is W8, and the line handles over 15 million train tonnes per year. It is not electrified, though it is planned that it will be electrified by 2017 as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line.〔 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「Stapleton Road railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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