A couple of comments, one frivolous, others less so. To get the frivolous one out of the way: Will there really be IETs▸ calling at this station as the video suggests?!
And the others:
Opening in 2023 seems optimistic compared to the experience of other local stations.
They mention services to Henbury but nothing to Parkway. If this is correct, this will substantially reduce the usefulness of the station.
The design includes lifts for the footbridge rather than ramps. I take the point that this is less visually intrusive and also takes less platform space, but it will presumably incur increased maintenance costs. And I'm mildly surprised it's acceptable to have lifts on an unstaffed station.
I wondered about the IET too. There is, I suppose, at least the
potential for Test Match Specials to call one day... Gloucestershire Cricket Club is less than 500m from the new station.
You are right that trains from here will all go to Henbury, not to Parkway, as plans currently stand. There will (presumably) be an option to change at Filton Abbey Wood for services to the north; for points east people may find it easier to head to Temple Meads rather than towards Parkway. It also opens up an opportunity to connect to the Severn Beach line, via Stapleton Road. The devil, as always, is in the timetabling!
Pre-COVID, YTL were in discussions about running trains across the Filton Diamond from Brabazon to Parkway. It is hard to imagine trains just shuttling back and forth between these points. So the future may hold a much more interesting service pattern. For now, the Henbury Spur on its own is still a Good Thing.
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