The "Name the Station" game

[-Colly405-]

Bristol Parkway?

 

[ls2270]

Hackney Downs?

 

[RDP]

Bradford interchange?

Bristol Parkway?

Hackney Downs?

None of those

Clue 4. One of the TOCs uses this station as a terminus.

 

[ls2270]

Bournemouth?

 

[London Trains]

London Blackfriars?

 

[RDP]

Bournemouth?

London Blackfriars?

Neither of those

Clue 5: The track into the bay platform used by terminating trains has no physical connection with any of the other tracks.

 

[Caxctus]

Stourbridge Junction?

 

[ls2270]

New Cross?

 

[RDP]

New Cross?

That's the one.

Your turn.

 

[ls2270]

Thank you!
Clue 1: this station has four platforms.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Hooton?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 2: the lines at this station are third rail electrified.

 

[RDP]

Ramsgate?

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Horsham?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 3: this station is nowadays served by only one TOC, however a second used to serve it.

 

[RDP]

Virginia Water?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 4: this station has carried two previous names in its history.

 

[Caxctus]

Ipswich?

 

[ls2270]

Ipswich?

No, have a look at Clues 2 and 3!

 

[ls2270]

this one should give it away…
Clue 5: the platforms at this station are lettered rather than numbered.

 

[Caxctus]

Waterloo East?. I thought it was used by more than one toc though.
Edit: i tell a lie,i was sure thameslink used waterloo east aswell.

 

[ls2270]

Waterloo East?. I thought it was used by more than one toc though.
Edit: i tell a lie,i was sure thameslink used waterloo east aswell.

Waterloo East is the correct answer. Nowadays only Southeastern call there, however until a few years ago Southern’s Charing Cross to Caterham and Tattenham Corner services also stopped there. Over to you!

 

[Caxctus]

Thanks,that was a good one.
Anyways: Clue 1: This station is served by only one TOC.

 

[RDP]

Folkestone Central?

 

[Caxctus]

Folkestone Central?

Not Folkstone central.
Clue 2: The line this station is on does not use third rail.

 

[-Colly405-]

Portway Park & Ride?

 

[RDP]

Looe?

 

[Caxctus]

Portway Park & Ride?

Not Portway P+R Or Looe
Clue 3: This station used to have a junction suffix as it used to be a junction for a now non existent line.

 

[RDP]

Andover?

 

[ls2270]

Andover?