Unite the City: From the Mouth to the Gate. .
Reasons to extend Avonmouth
trains to a reopened Ashton Gate.
Build on the increased
frequency of services on the Severn Beach line.
Open up the newly
reinvigorated following a 3 year investment by BCC Avonmouth/Severn
Beach line to the south of the city.
More southbound local trains
that continue through Bristol Temple Meads to Ashton Gate will free up capacity
in Bristol Temple Meads.
A reopened Ashton Gate will
require minimum investment, allow trains to turn back and lay the foundations
to reopen the line to Portishead.
Ashton Gate station is near
to the a reinvigorated North Street with its Tobacco Factory, busy high street,
Ashton Gate football ground and also near to Ashton Gate its self where many
events take place.
Through trains from the north
and south that pass through Temple Meads will enable better integration of showcase
bus routes and with services at to Parkway (Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Montpelier
and Clifton Down).
Ashton Gate was last used in
1984. Freight Trains run past it
today.
The catchment area of through
trains running from Ashton Gate to Severn Beach will be huge. Not only will it reunite the city but they
will in the longer term connect three counties: South Gloucestershire, Bristol
and Somerset.
Improve access to other parts
of the city with up and coming areas, Southville,
Easton, Clifton, and the Gloucester Rd. Temple Meads.
Work as cycle lift for people
in Southville wanting to get to the Downs
Summary,
A great improvement for
Bristol Rail Services can be achieved by extending Avonmouth/Severn
Beach trains to a reopened Ashton Gate calling at Bedminster and Parson Street.
Thus enabling a large part south of the city to easy access the north and BCC
invested improved Severn Beach Line Trains.
A reopened Ashton Gate will
also improve capacity in Temple Meads by allowing local trains to continue
through and turn back at Ashton Gate. Laying the foundations
for reopening the Portishead Line to passengers.
Next step:
North Filton Halt.