Henbury station due for approval

Plans due to be approved for new Bristol train station next week

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00:00Planning permission could be approved for a new train station in a Bristol suburb next week.

00:06Hembree station would be built next to the A4000 18 Wickbeck Road on the border between Bristol

00:12and South Gloucestershire. Hembree is one of several new stations in the area, with another

00:18planned nearby at the new YTL Arena as part of the Metro West Rail Scheme led by the West of

00:25England Combined Authority. Trains would run once an hour to Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple

00:32Meads. If given permission, the station would be due to open in 2028.