Stapleton Road railway station
Stapleton Road 
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| Location | |
| Place | Easton |
| Local authority | Bristol |
| Coordinates | 51°28′03″N 2°33′58″W / 51.4675°N 2.5661°WCoordinates: 51°28′03″N 2°33′58″W / 51.4675°N 2.5661°W |
| Grid reference | ST607743 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SRD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.129 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.140 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.157 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.178 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.180 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and South Wales Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 8 September 1863 | Opened |
| 1874 | Second platform opened |
| 1888 | Third and fourth platforms opened |
| 29 November 1965 | Closed to goods traffic |
| 1984 | Reduced to two platforms |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stapleton Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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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 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is SRD. As of 2015,[update] 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 Bristol Parkway, and another hourly service to Westbury.
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 stations, 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.
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