Bristol Parkway railway station, on the South Wales Main Line, is in the Stoke Gifford area of the Bristolconurbation. It is from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is BPW. The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail, and was the first in a new generation of park and ride stations. It is the third-most heavily used station in the West of England, after and . There are three platforms, and a well-equipped waiting area. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide most of the trains at the station, with CrossCountry providing the rest.