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Has anyone visited every station in the UK?

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Gathursty

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I'll give stipulations first to be clear.
None wholly on heritage lines.
None in Northern Ireland.
'visit' means you go to the station. Calling at it or going straight through it on a train doesn't count.
If you're a conductor, train driver or guard, then you likely do this for a living so you can't say yes to this question, if that makes sense.
At the time of posting this, the station has to exist, so I'll tentatively include places like Norton Bridge as well.

I'm thinking about trying this but it would take quite a lot of time. :lol:
Any ideas how much of an effort it would be, how long it would take?
I'm sure there's a few people on here who have visited far more than I have (52). Let me know, post below.
 
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I know of a few people who are on the verge of completing everywhere in England, Scotland and Wales. See the Route Coverage Thread for detailed maps.
 
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You have to go to the station and actually be on it for a period of time though.
 
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I would asssume the time taken to change train etc, just so long as you've been there and walked about...
 
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Easy at some stations, at others you may be waiting a while for the next service :P
 
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HST Power said:
The minimum time being?
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Not stepping off a train that has called there and stepping back on as it gets ready to depart I'd guess.......unless of course it is a train that has a long call at that station to give time for a 'stretch', i.e a stopper spending time to wait for the fast service to call and clear?
 
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I have been through every station which does not exactly count. Not quite travelled over every line with a passenger service. Still a few miles to do.

I have also been through every station in Ireland as well except the new lines to Docklands and Yougal.



 
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GospelOak117 said:
Not stepping off a train that has called there and stepping back on as it gets ready to depart I'd guess.......unless of course it is a train that has a long call at that station to give time for a 'stretch', i.e a stopper spending time to wait for the fast service to call and clear?
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How about stipulating you must depart the station on a different service to what you arrived on. The Far North line would take some doing, perhaps with a tent?


 
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Stockport - Stalybridge would take a few weeks to clear.
 
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Lampshade said:
I've been to Denton station on the bus, does that not count? :p:shock:
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According to the rules, you will probably have to get there by bus or leave by bus, otherwise it's a heck of a wait. :D
 
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Track Basher said:
I have been through every station which does not exactly count. Not quite travelled over every line with a passenger service. Still a few miles to do.

I have also been through every station in Ireland as well except the new lines to Docklands and Yougal.
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That's quite an achievement! I wonder what the records are for visiting stations.
 
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I am on a mission to do all or nearly all, currently at around 1,000 now, I can get an exact number if anyone wants to know. I mark this off in the atlas and on a spreadsheet. It includes every station that exists, NR, Tube, Tram, Pres and a bit of IE.

I count a station by being on it but not necessarily by train. I done all the Oxford to Worcester shacks by riding by 125cc scooter from Melksham to Melksham via a long loop down the line. It might count as easy to some but I was at the station and that's what counts. It was still a mission as you still have to get there first, but I enjoyed it a lot as I got to go down the country roads, see the scenery and see the towns too.

If going by train, I only count a station if I get off and wait for another train, if the train changes destination and headcode, or if I am there for a fair length of time (like getting off at Georgmas Junction).
I don't have any transport anymore but I will wait until I do before doing the Wick/Kyle lines, otherwise it would just cost a lot and would need all my 25 days annual leave to do it!!

I also count stations for passing (bar terminals) and that can only by done if the coach I am in passes the station vicinity altogether. This wouldn't count if a station is on one side of the track and I am on the other (like Ulceby). This number is near 1,000 IIRC but can give a number if anyone is interested?


LU is the easiest for scooping stations in. I do this by going up 2 stops, going back 1, going back up 2 stops, back 1 stop etc (on sections where they are all required) so that way I don't go back to a dud station or so I don't look like a plank waiting on the same platform.
Sometimes I end up at a dud station or have to wait on the same platform at 1 station if the stations required are odd numbers.


Cheers,

James.
 
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It might be very difficult to visit every station. Tees-side Airport for example has two services a week!
 
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NRE can say what they like but everyone in Tessside spells it like that even Northern Rail:

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Zoe said:
Then you won't have visited every station in the UK.
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Aha, thanks for that. I knew there was something obvious in my stipulations I forgot. I mean Great Britain because to include NI would be even more effort on top of what I plan to do.

A few people have said about travelling to the place by train. That is fair enough, so long as you get off there and leave the building or you're waiting for another service there, like a bus, taxi, train (can be the same train you left provided you get out for a bit when they change over the service) etc...

So far I've took a picture of a place I've been to so I don't forget or go and do the same station twice.

Next on my list are Lancaster, Wennington, Bentham and Carnforth, which should take me to 56, when I get round to it.
 
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heart-of-wessex said:
I am on a mission to do all or nearly all, currently at around 1,000 now, I can get an exact number if anyone wants to know. I mark this off in the atlas and on a spreadsheet. It includes every station that exists, NR, Tube, Tram, Pres and a bit of IE.

I count a station by being on it but not necessarily by train. I done all the Oxford to Worcester shacks by riding by 125cc scooter from Melksham to Melksham via a long loop down the line. It might count as easy to some but I was at the station and that's what counts. It was still a mission as you still have to get there first, but I enjoyed it a lot as I got to go down the country roads, see the scenery and see the towns too.

If going by train, I only count a station if I get off and wait for another train, if the train changes destination and headcode, or if I am there for a fair length of time (like getting off at Georgmas Junction).
I don't have any transport anymore but I will wait until I do before doing the Wick/Kyle lines, otherwise it would just cost a lot and would need all my 25 days annual leave to do it!!

I also count stations for passing (bar terminals) and that can only by done if the coach I am in passes the station vicinity altogether. This wouldn't count if a station is on one side of the track and I am on the other (like Ulceby). This number is near 1,000 IIRC but can give a number if anyone is interested?


LU is the easiest for scooping stations in. I do this by going up 2 stops, going back 1, going back up 2 stops, back 1 stop etc (on sections where they are all required) so that way I don't go back to a dud station or so I don't look like a plank waiting on the same platform.
Sometimes I end up at a dud station or have to wait on the same platform at 1 station if the stations required are odd numbers.


Cheers,

James.
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What is Pres then

 
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