Friends of Yate Station

How to get in touch

If you would like to get involved in Friends of Yate Station, or send through questions or comments to the group, please do so via Yate Town Council.

The council cannot promise an immediate response, but will get back to you in due course.

Address: Friends of Yate Station, Yate Town Council, Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 5PP

Email:

Tel: 01454 866506

Latest news

Empty Your Locker

As part of the Cycle Improvements Proposals for Yate Station, a request has been made to remove the lockers, many of which are in a state of disrepair.

If you have property in the lockers, can you please make arrangements to remove all items by the 29 February 2012. An instruction will be made to remove the lockers as part of the cycle works.

If you require a replacement locker at Yate Station, can you please contact Transport Services on 01454 863622 or at: .

There is a small annual charge to pay and you may have to put your name on a waiting list. There is more information on the application form.

Currently the annual charge for hiring a locker is £14 a year and the deposit for the key is £10.

Extra Train Carriages

First Great Western have sourced extra carriages for Bristol suburban journeys, which were brought into service from the December 2011 timetable.

These extra seats will be further boosted early in 2012 when new carriages are added to London services.

FGW say this is excellent news for customers and will help to cater for the considerable growth in rail travel to and from Bristol.

Click here to download the minutes of the October 2011 meeting [.doc]

Click here to download the September 2011 Friends of Yate Station update [.pdf]

Cheap Bus Travel

Hop on and Hop off with the new Supersaver ticket for cheap bus travel in Yate and Chipping Sodbury for £1 one way, £1.50 return.

Click here to download full details [.pdf].

A Blooming Good Time at Yate Station

Following the inaugural meeting of the Yate in Bloom group it was agreed that Yate Station would form part of the competition.

It was felt that the area to the rear of the Gloucester bound platform gave visitors to the town a poor impression and if this area could be cleared and flower beds built it would have a large impact on the welcome visitors receive to Yate.

Severnside Community Rail Partnership has sought the appropriate authorities for clearance of the land and during the summer months will start work with the Avon & Somerset Probation Service and South Gloucestershire Council to clear this area of the overgrown vegetation.

Once the initial hard work of clearing the area has been undertaken and the flower beds built the Partnership would be very interested to hear from volunteers who would be willing to maintain the flower beds.

If you would like to get involved, please email Heather Cullimore at Severnside Community Rail Partnership:

Photos of Yate Station courtesy of Lin Kendall

New Eighties Bus Services

The eighties bus services are a family of services, which interlink providing travel opportunities across many areas of South Gloucestershire.

Click here for more information.

New Blog

Friends of Yate Station now have a blog: yateuser.blogspot.com

Comments are invited from passengers using Yate railway station. This blog will be monitored and a number of subjects will be added for users to comment on.

How to Report Problems

If your train is delayed, cancelled, overcrowded or simply doesn't exist at a time that suits you, First Great Western would like to hear from you.

Please email them specific details of your problems to: , and they'll use your information to revise timetables.

You can also call Customer Services on 08457 000 125 (7am-10pm), or write to: Customer Services Team, FREEPOST SWB40576, Plymouth PL4 6ZZ

What's it all about?

Do you have something to say about Yate Station and the surrounding area?

If so, you may be interested in joining the "Friends of Yate Station".

The group is for interested residents and users of the station and offers a chance to meet and discuss any issues.

Issues discussed at the latest meeting include:

• Car parking charges
• Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance
• Overcrowding on trains
• Fare evasion and ticket machines
• Information points
• Bike stands
• Checking of tickets on trains
• Environmental improvements
• Bus service linking to Yate Station

Meetings are held quarterly at Poole Court, Yate, and are attended by members from Yate Town Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Severnside Community Rail Partnership, First Great Western, local residents and Yate Station users.

Find out more about Yate Station

Click here to find out more about the Victorians and Yate's railways, thanks to Yate Heritage Centre.

Old photos of Yate Station

Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. Click to view more photos or purchase a print.