South Gloucestershire Council has granted planning permission for the new North Filton Station, which will connect rail services to the new community, known as ‘Brabazon’, being developed on the former Filton Airfield site, as well as visitors to the new YTL Arena Bristol. It is hoped the station will be complete by 2026, allowing an hourly service to on the Henbury Link.
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Railway station serving Filton Airfield arena delayed by three years
A planned train station by the new arena in Filton will not open until 2026 after delays were blamed on several design changes. North Filton Station was initially due to open next year (2023), before the YTL Arena opens in 2024, as a key part of the transport plan to get people to concerts.
Continue readingFirst images released of new railway station serving Filton Airfield and YTL Arena Complex
Network Rail and YTL Developments have released the first computer-generated images of the proposed new railway station at Brabazon, the mixed-use development being constructed on the site of the former Filton Airfield in north Bristol. Subject to approval, Network Rail is expected to begin construction in 2022.
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