Another station question

[mumrar]

This station is situated on a mainline, it used to have 4 platforms, and services departing in 4 different directions. It now has 2 platforms and services departing in 2 directions.

 

[generalvegitable]

a station that was a junction, but now isnt, hmm kemble?

 

[mumrar]

CORRECTION. It used to have FOUR and not SIX platforms as previously stated in the question. The rest of the information is correct though.

And it's not Kemble (that's not to say Kemble doesn't fit the question, it's not the one I'm thinking of)

 

[generalvegitable]

ah i didnt read that bit

 

[mumrar]

A CLUE to help:

Trains could run through this station North-South, East-West and West-East, South-North, South-East and South-West. The remaining directions are South-North and North-South

 

[Pumbaa]

Bletchley?

 

[generalvegitable]

bletchley still has 6 platforms though, 4 for the main line, 1 for the branch line, and 1 for ECS in and out of bletchley TMD

 

[mumrar]

Just to reiterrate, I made a correction, the original station had FOUR platforms, not SIX as isn the first question, I'll edit it to be certain now

 

[mumrar]

No-one going to have any guesses to the identity of the station then, when I asked my wife this she aswered it in 5 seconds without the later clue so come one have a pop.

 

[1D53]

Kings Norton?

 

[mumrar]

Not Kings Norton, be sure to look at the post above that specifies all of the directions that the trains could pass through the station in, it's on an earlier post

 

[generalvegitable]

a station that was a junction but now isnt, its on a line that goes north to south, that used to have a line crossing it that goes east to west and connections between them.

my latest thought would be newark, but i think it has 3 platforms now, but only on the ECML

 

[mumrar]

a station that was a junction but now isnt, its on a line that goes north to south, that used to have a line crossing it that goes east to west and connections between them.

my latest thought would be newark, but i think it has 3 platforms now, but only on the ECML

You're certainly thinking along the correct wavelength, but it's not correct still.

 

[87015]

Mkt Harborough?

 

[gordonthemoron]

thirsk?

 

[mumrar]

Mkt Harborough?

No

thirsk?

And No, although it looks like Thirsk had the similar layout, the East and West options were available to Southbound trains, not Northbound trains like the answer to the question

 

[mumrar]

I'm going to give this question an end point now, so if answer has not been found by the end of April, all shall be revelaed by me.

Another clue first, the station is on an XC route, and is south of Sheffield

 

[MCR247]

Chesterfield

 

[mumrar]

Chesterfield

No, Chesterfield doesn't come close to fulfilling the options of directions trains could run about the station area

 

[devon_metro]

Might as well take a stab at Cheltenham Spa as it runs N>S afaik!

 

[northernbored]

tamworth?

 

[mumrar]

Might as well take a stab at Cheltenham Spa as it runs N>S afaik!

You're not correct, but not far off either

 

[Mojo]

Is it Ashchurch? I've no idea how many platforms it once had, but it used to have lines to both Great Malvern and Evesham.

 

[mumrar]

Ashchurch is absolutely correct, well done that man

 

[whoshotjimmi]

Has to be Ashchurch. The only other station that comes close to that is Burton on Trent - but that was mainly freight.