Bristol Brabazon, the West of England’s newest railway station, will open to passengers on Monday, 23 November 2026, restoring passenger trains to the Henbury Line for the first time since 1964. The first service to leave the station will be the 07:10 to Bristol Temple Meads.

Great Western Railway will initially run an hourly service between Bristol Brabazon and Bristol Temple Meads, linking the station to the wider rail network, with plans to run trains more often as the surrounding development grows. The station will serve the emerging new town at Brabazon, on the former Filton airfield, and the 20,000-capacity Aviva Arena.

The station was funded by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and the Department for Transport, and delivered by Network Rail and partners. The combined authority has invested £50 million across both phases of the station’s construction. Work began in July 2025 and the first phase was delivered in 16 months. The station will initially open unstaffed, with a staffed ticket office to follow. The Mayor of the West of England, Helen Godwin, described the opening as a major milestone for the region.

Construction will continue through to 2028 on a second phase of improvements, including a second footbridge with ramps, a staffed ticket office with ticket gates, toilets and a new public square. Bristol Brabazon is the first of two new stations planned in the West Innovation Arc Mayoral Development Zone, and one of five new railway stations planned across the West of England over the next two years as part of a wider £600 million investment in rail connectivity. The official announcement is published by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.