| Change to Number 8 service at Temple Meads Posted by Phantom at 12:18, 1st September 2026 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I believe that I am reading this correctly, that the number 8 service that has ran from outside Temple Meads for decades is to cease using the usual stop on the right hand side as you walk away from the station.
With the new Eastern access point to the station, this service is being re-routed to provide access from this point.
Having travelled through Temple Meads last Monday and yesterday, I wasn't aware of any signage about this change, I would have thought it was a pretty major move for passengers?
The following is from here: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updates/updates/service-changes-30th-august-2026
Revised Route: At Temple Meads, from 8th September, we’ll be running a revised route to incorporate the new Eastern Entrance of Temple Meads Station, adjacent to the new University of Bristol Temple Quarter campus and with closer access to the Platform 13/15 end of the station. Buses to Temple Meads will stop at stop T1 on the main road, then run via Cattle Market Road to the new bus stop (T10). Buses towards Clifton will run via Avon Street to Old Market Roundabout. The current stop on the Temple Meads station approach (T5) will no longer be served. Routes 70 and 72 will continue to serve the station approach from stop T6.
From 30th August, the route in the City Centre will also be amended due to the closure of The Horsefair and Penn Street – buses towards Temple Meads Station will operate directly from Wine Street to Lower Castle Street via Newgate and Broad Weir.
The service will operate at an increased frequency and overnight journeys will operate on Monday – Saturdays.
https://www.firstbus.co.uk/sites/default/files/public/maps/Bristol%208%208th%20Sep%202026%20WEB.pdf














