Cyclists are being asked to retrieve any bikes they have left at Bristol Temple Meads for long periods of time, without use, ahead if an annual bike cull.
Network Rail is giving cyclists until Friday, February 11 to reclaim them before it undertakes its cull exercise at the station, removing any abandoned bikes from the bike racks in order to ensure there is enough storage space for passengers.
Tags have been placed on all bikes located on the racks at the front of the station and at the Friary advising owners of this deadline.
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Any bikes found with the advisory tag still attached on February 11 will be cut free from the bike racks and placed into storage.
The owners of any bikes placed into storage will have until March 20 to speak to a member of staff at the station, in order to reclaim their bicycle and any that aren't reclaimed by this date will be donated to charity.
Andy Phillips, Network Rail station manager, said: "Network Rail want to provide the best possible experience for passengers using the station and that means ensuring all of our bike spaces are available and not taken up by abandoned bikes, or those stored here for extended periods.
"Our station team will start to remove the long-abandoned bikes with notices still attached from Friday, February 11, so I encourage anyone that has left their bike at Bristol Temple Meads to pick it up before that date."
Bike owners with any issues or concerns are being encouraged to speak with a member of the station team.
While any cyclists wishing to enhance the security of their bicycles are invited to attend a free session at the Temple Meads bike park at the Friary tomorrow (Friday, January 21) where the British Transport Police will be marking bikes for free.
The security marking will mean that a bike's rightful owner can be traced if it is stolen and then recovered by police.
Officers will also be on hand to offer advice about safe cycle storage and how to securely lock a bicycle.
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