Portway park and ride
The Portway park and ride site is on the A4 Portway at Shirehampton, to the north-west of Bristol, England, close to junction 18 of the M5 motorway.
History
The site opened in April 2002 with 300 car parking spaces as part of the Bristol park & ride network. There had been considerable opposition from local residents. The site was expanded in 2008 to provide 830 car parking spaces, to coincide with the opening of the Cabot Circus shopping mall in Broadmead.Services were operated by First West of England until CT Plus took over in April 2012. First resumed operating the services in September 2016. In March 2023, First Bus handed the route over to Stagecoach West, who rebranded the service as route 9, which now runs beyond the city centre to Brislington Park and Ride.
Buses
The site opens at 6:00am with the first bus leaving at 6:15am Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, the site opens at 9:00am with the first bus leaving at 9:30am. The last bus leaves Bristol city centre at 8:57pm Monday to Saturday and 6:19pm on Sunday. The site closes at 9:30pm.The service operates a 12-minute frequency during peak times Monday to Friday, with a 15-minute frequency throughout the day. It also runs up to every 15minutes on Saturdays, Sundays, and bank holidays.
The site also serves Ashton Gate stadium during Bristol Rugby and Bristol City home fixtures. The AG1 service operates for both 3:00pm and 7:45pm fixtures of both clubs.