Passengers at Filton Abbey Wood Station are being reminded that the footpath between the car park and the platforms is to close temporarily from Sunday 7th May. The closure, which will run until autumn 2017, is to allow engineering works to be safely carried out. Pedestrians will need to follow a signed diversion route from the car park in Emma
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Filton residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the next steps in Network Rail’s plan to upgrade the railway in the Bristol area, including the construction of a fourth platform at Filton Abbey Wood Station. The event will take place at Filton Community Centre, Elm Park (BS34 7PS) on Thursday 15th September, between 5pm and
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A report on the feasibility of constructing a bus link between Filton Avenue and Filton Abbey Wood Station via Nutfield Grove is to be published by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in April. The news was revealed in reply to a question tabled at a recent SGC Planning, transport and Strategic Environment Committee meeting by Filton District Councillor Roger Hutchinson. Chris
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Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti says he supports, “in theory”, calls from a local union activist for improved facilities at Filton Abbey Wood railway station. Responding to a recent letter in the Bristol Post, in which rail union member Dave Wood called for the station to made into a rail and bus interchange and for a park and
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A transport campaign group is calling for a Filton bus lane to be scrapped, claiming the move would cut congestion and make buses more reliable. The bus lane on the northbound side of Filton Avenue on the approach to Station Road (A4174) was installed three years ago by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) as part of the £70 million Greater Bristol
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