*International* Guess The Station

[Nigel]

Obviously China - but having never been there, I haven't a clue.

 

[parkender102]

Obviously China - but having never been there, I haven't a clue.

Love your Honesty!
If it's any help it's a Fuxing Hao high-speed train. So that limits it down to a few Hundred Stations that are on the High Speed Network...............

 

[parkender102]

OK - lets go with Xi'an (or Xian if you prefer). High Speed Station is Xi'an North.

 

[doc7austin]

Yes, right ! Xi'an Railway station.
And this is the CR200J3-C sleeper train to Beijing West, which I took on the night of April 18/19 2025.

@parkender102 Your turn now !

 

[superalbs]

OK - lets go with Xi'an (or Xian if you prefer). High Speed Station is Xi'an North.

It's not the high-speed station though.

 

[doc7austin]

It's not the high-speed station though.

It seems like you have been in that part of China before.

 

[parkender102]

Try this one:

 

[chrisjo]

Try this one:

Picture from Wikipedia, someone will find this in 1 minute!

 

[superalbs]

But using reverse image search would be cheating.

Picture from Wikipedia, someone will find this in 1 minute!

 

[parkender102]

Picture from Wikipedia, someone will find this in 1 minute!

Not Wikipedia - Google Maps.

 

[parkender102]

But using reverse image search would be cheating.

I concur! Sort of defeats the object of the Quiz.

 

[chrisjo]

Not Wikipedia - Google Maps.

Both!

 

[chrisjo]

But using reverse image search would be cheating.

Exactly, but with an image like this, anyone who gets it right will be suspect whether they knew it or not, so probably best avoided.

 

[parkender102]

Both!

Yes - the pictures on Wikipedia and Google Maps are exactly the same! Mine is cropped a little but the clouds and angle and everything are the same. Which came first - the chicken or the egg...................

I suppose the only way to ensure fair play is to reverse image search your entry before posting as a check that it doesn't give too much away. I normally do this but failed this time!

 

[itfcfan]

I haven't used reverse image search, so I may be a long way out. But it looks like somewhere on the old Hejaz Railway to me. It doesn't look like Amman station, so how about Ma'an?

 

[parkender102]

I haven't used reverse image search, so I may be a long way out. But it looks like somewhere on the old Hejaz Railway to me. It doesn't look like Amman station, so how about Ma'an?

It's not Ma'an.

 

[Class172]

Might I use this opportunity to gently remind players of the rules and guidance for this quiz, which are designed to make the game accessible for a range of people. Further details can be found in the opening post of this thread.

• Photos should include a sufficiently wide view that there are enough clues for people to guess. That means no obscurely cropped images of just a railway canopy or the bin at the end of the platform. You are of course welcome to mask out any signs with the station's name.
• The country at least should be possible to guess from the context of the photo.
• Locations should be relatively 'major' stations. This is clearly open to interpretation as small stations in Ireland are more likely to be recognisable, however even a major city station at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian railway is unlikely to be known to many. We advise you to use your judgement but if an entry seems unsuitable you are welcome to report it to the QM team or state so in-thread.

 

[Class15]

Not Al Hijaz in Damascus?

(I just researched “Hejaz Railway stations” and that was the first one to come up!)

 

[yoyothehobo]

Track looks distinctly narrow, if not cape gaugey to me.

So somewhere in Southern Africa?

 

[parkender102]

Not Al Hijaz in Damascus?

(I just researched “Hejaz Railway stations” and that was the first one to come up!)

It's not Al Hijaz.

 

[parkender102]

Track looks distinctly narrow, if not cape gaugey to me.

So somewhere in Southern Africa?

You are correct - it is somewhere in Southern Africa.

 

[parkender102]

OK- let's have a clue:

This Historic South African Train is displayed outside a Station that is not in South Africa itself but in another Country in Southern Africa.

 

[superalbs]

Would it not be a good idea to post a photo of the station, rather than a train?

 

[Henffordd]

Is this Maputo, Mozambique? I seem to remember seeing this in about 1993.

If so, open floor.

 

[chrisjo]

Is this Maputo, Mozambique? I seem to remember seeing this in about 1993.

If so, open floor.

In @parkender102 's absence, and to keep things moving, I can tell you that it is not in Maputo.

 

[parkender102]

Is this Maputo, Mozambique? I seem to remember seeing this in about 1993.

If so, open floor.

It's not Maputo, Mozambique. Thanks for the fast response Chrisjo!

 

[185]

Think that's the Christmas tree infront of Keetmanshoop - Namibia, next door to SA.

Floor open if correct

 

[parkender102]

Think that's the Christmas tree infront of Keetmanshoop - Namibia, next door to SA.

Floor open if correct

Correct! Services currently suspended but used to run Sleeper trains to Windhoek and a day train to Karasburg. The Loco is outside the Station within the Station Grounds.

The Floor is Open.

 

[ABB125]

Open floor? How about this one? Image taken today...

 

[D6130]

Briançon?