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The "Name the Station" game

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(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) This station is served by 1 TOC.
(3) Changes went live yesterday (12/9) to bus access and stopping arrangements here.
 
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Seems like nobody gets that clue, so on to the next one...

(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) This station is served by 1 TOC.
(3) Changes have gone live today (12/9) to bus access and stopping arrangements here.
(4) No trains terminate here. In one direction, trains continue for another one or three stations before terminating. In the other direction, trains continue for at least another 8 stops before terminating.
 
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Nope...

(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) This station is served by 1 TOC.
(3) Changes have gone live today (12/9) to bus access and stopping arrangements here.
(4) No trains terminate here. In one direction, trains continue for another one or three stations before terminating. In the other direction, trains continue for at least another 8 stops before terminating.
(5) The name of this station does not follow the usual pattern for stations of this type.
 
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Nope!

Time for one bonus (final) question, which should hopefully narrow it down considerably...

(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) This station is served by 1 TOC.
(3) Changes have gone live today (12/9) to bus access and stopping arrangements here.
(4) No trains terminate here. In one direction, trains continue for another one or three stations before terminating. In the other direction, trains continue for at least another 8 stops before terminating.
(5) The name of this station does not follow the usual pattern for stations of this type.
(6) This station opened in 2023 on a site not previously used as a railway station
 
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RDP said:
Portway Park & Ride?
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Indeed it is - your turn to board the number 9 bus

To explain some of the rather cryptic clues...
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(3) Changes have gone live today (12/9) to bus access and stopping arrangements here.
Bus access to the P&R has been remodelled, allowing access to/from the north on the Portway (Avonmouth/M5) and not just the south (Central Bristol). Buses had been using temporary stops on the Portway for a period until the 12th September, whilst the work was completed.
(4) No trains terminate here. In one direction, trains continue for another one or three stations before terminating. In the other direction, trains continue for at least another 8 stops before terminating.
To Avonmouth or Severn Beach. To Temple Meads or beyond.
(5) The name of this station does not follow the usual pattern for stations of this type.
It is the only "Park & Ride" named station, rather than Parkway (because the P&R was already there for buses so they kept the name). And Portway Parkway sounds silly :D
 
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