Rail services in the West of England refer to passenger rail journeys made in the Bristol commuter area. 17 million passenger rail journeys were made in 2019-20 within the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath region. Services in the West of England CrossCountry (XC) Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly (Extensions to Paignton) Plymouth - Edinburgh Waverley (Extensions to Glasgow and Aberdeen) Great Western Railway (GWR) South West/Bristol Temple Meads - London Paddington (via Bath Spa) Swansea/Cardiff - London Paddington (via Bristol Parkway) Bristol Parkway - Weston-super-Mare Great Malvern/Gloucester - Westbury/Weymouth Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour Cardiff Central - Taunton Bristol Temple Meads - Avonmouth/Severn Beach South Western Railway (SWR) Yeovil Junction/Frome - Salisbury/London Waterloo Main destinations There is usually a direct weekday service from Bristol Parkway & Bristol Temple Meads to these destinations: Stations Current stations Heritage stations This is a list of stations currently open on heritages line. Proposed stations This is a list of proposed railway stations in the West of England. (This list includes some former stations) Former stations This is a list of former stations in the West of England area. Railway lines There are six railway lines running through Bristol. Bristol to Exeter line The Bristol to Exeter line runs between Bristol and Exeter via the Nailsea, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Taunton. It is served by local First Great Western services, and used by Cross-Country and Intercity trains headed towards Plymouth. Cross-Country Route The North-East/South-West route (sometimes simply The Cross-Country Route) is the major British rail route running from South West England or Cardiff via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North-East England and Scotland. It includes some of the longest inter-city rail journeys in the UK, e.g. Penzance to Aberdeen. It remains a major freight route, although now largely usurped by the M5, M6 and M1 motorways. The route shares parts of the Great Western Main Line, Midland Main Line, Sheffield to Hull Line, the East Coast Main Line and the core Cardiff-Bristol-Birmingham-Derby route. In November 2018 tracks were doubled from Bristol Temple Meads through Lawrence Hill to Filton Abbey Wood stations to increase capacity, back to the original four tracks. Great Western Main Line The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol. Severn Beach Line The route runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach via Lawrence Hill,