Rail
Of the six rail stations situated in South Gloucestershire, four are fully accessible to wheelchair users and two are partially accessible. Train operators offer assistance by pre-arrangement to passengers who have difficulty getting on and off the train.
| Station |
Accessible? |
Comment |
| Bristol Parkway |
Yes |
|
| Filton Abbey Wood |
Yes |
|
| Patchway |
Partly |
The platform in the Bristol Temple Meads direction is accessible |
| Pilning |
Partly |
The platform in the Bristol Temple Meads direction is accessible |
| Severn Beach |
Yes |
|
| Yate |
Yes |
|
Bus
Approximately 20% of bus stops in South Gloucestershire have raised boarders to assist people boarding and alighting buses. This proportion will increase by a further 10% with the delivery of schemes in the Greater Bristol Bus Network.
As part of the delivery of the Joint Local Transport Plan, other principal bus stops will gain raised boarders resourced from the Capital Programme. Opportunities are also taken to secure developer funding for infrastructure improvements where appropriate.
A total of 21 bus services are currently operated with accessible vehicles throughout the week:
| Service |
Route |
| 1 |
Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill |
| 40 |
Cribbs Causeway – Henbury – Bristol City Centre |
| 41 |
Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre |
| 42 |
Bitton – Kingswood – Bristol City Centre |
| 43 |
Cadbury Heath - Kingswood – Bristol City Centre |
44
45 |
Cadbury Heath – Hanham – Bristol City Centre |
48
49 |
Emersons Green – Downend – Bristol City Centre
Emersons Green – Staple Hill – Bristol City Centre |
| 54 |
Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood |
| 70 |
UWE - Bristol City Centre |
| 73 |
Cribbs Causeway – Bristol Parkway – Bristol City Centre |
| 75 |
Cribbs Causeway – Filton - Bristol City Centre - Hengrove |
| 200* |
Chipping Sodbury – Yate – Frenchay Hospital |
| 312* |
Thornbury - Bristol Parkway – UWE – Frenchay - Fishponds |
501*
502* |
Abbey Wood (MoD) – Bristol Parkway – Southmead- Avonmouth
UWE – Bristol Parkway - Southmead - Shirehampton |
532*
533* |
Longwell Green – Oldland - Keynsham
Mangotsfield – Kingswood – Oldland - Keynsham |
| 624* |
Severn Beach – Hallen - Bristol City Centre |
| 625* |
Severn Beach – Cribbs Causeway – Bristol Parkway - UWE |
| U1 |
UWE - Bristol City Centre - Bower Ashton |
| U2 |
UWE - Bristol City Centre |
| U3 |
UWE - Fishponds - Old Market |
| U4 |
UWE - M32 - Bristol City Centre |
| U5 |
UWE - Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre |
| X27 |
Yate - Winterbourne - Bristol City Centre |
* services wholly provided with council support.
Community Transport
All vehicles operated by the three community transport groups in the district are accessible.
Taxis
It is not currently possible to accurately identify the number of wheel chair accessible Hackney Carriage or Private Hire vehicles licensed in South Gloucestershire. Development works are planned for the database used by licensing and this will enable the recording of such vehicles. We will then be able to quantify numbers accurately.
Additionally, we await the results of a National Consultation on accessibility for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles. When the results are available a report will be prepared for Licensing, Regulatory and General Purposes Committee.
Contact 01454 868001 or you can e-mail licensing@southglos.gov.uk
Travel Buddies
The South Gloucestershire Learning Difficulties Partnership Board (LDPB) has developed a scheme that enables people with LD become more confident in using public transport by pairing up service users with 'Travel Buddies' who accompany them on their journeys. Currently, buddies are people who do not have LD, but Filton College is running a course for people with LD to train them in becoming buddies themselves. Contact Planning and Partnership Officer 01454 862386