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Nailsea and Backwell railway station
Nailsea and Backwell railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter Line, is in the village of Backwell, close to the town of Nailsea in North Somerset, England. It is west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is NLS. The station, opened in 1841 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, has two platforms but little in the way of facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly hourly services between and , and between and .
== Description ==
The station sits atop an embankment about high,〔 and spans the main road between Nailsea and Backwell, which narrows to a signal-controlled single lane to go under the railway. The station is on the Bristol to Exeter Line, from London Paddington and from .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Engineers' Line References: MLN1 Paddington to North Road Junction )〕〔Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile.〕 It the third station along the line from Bristol. Nailsea is a short distance to the north, while the outskirts of Backwell are right against the south side of the station. The two settlements are primarily residential, and are, for large proportions of their residents, dormitory towns for Bristol.
The station has two platforms, separated by two running lines. The line runs on a slight curve through the station, at an angle of roughly 067 degrees, and has a linespeed of . The northern platform, platform 2, is long and serves eastbound trains; the southern platform, platform 1, is and serves westbound trains. Access to the two platforms is by steps from the road on either side. There is a ramp to the eastbound platform, but it has a gradient greater than 1 in 12, and there is no ramp access to trains. There is no ramp access to the westbound platform. Access between the platforms is either by a footbridge, or by walking along the main road under the line.〔 There are metal and glass waiting shelters on both platforms – three on the eastbound platform, one on the westbound.〔 Two ticket machines are situated on the north side of the station, but they cannot be used to collect pre-bought tickets. These are supplemented by a small ticket kiosk on the eastbound platform which is open during the morning peak.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nailsea & Backwell (NLS) )〕 "Next train" dot-matrix displays and an automated public-address system announce approaching services.
To the north of the station is a pay and display car park with 285 car parking spaces, six motorcycle spaces and a number of cycle racks. cycle storage is also available.〔 There is a bus stop adjacent to the car park, with services between Bristol and Clevedon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=#362 and 363 bus timetable )〕
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