I'm thinking of a station...

[gnolife]

Liverpool Lime Street?

 

[adtrainz]

Newcastle (Central) ?

 

[RyanB]

Neither of those two are correct, I'm afraid

 

[gnolife]

gulp!
I'm somewhat stuck for 9 platform stations
Preston?

 

[RyanB]

Not Preston, so here is a clue, the 9 platforms are over 2 levels.

 

[gnolife]

Glasgow Queen Street?

 

[RyanB]

Two levels gave it away, Glaschu Sràid na Banrighinn it is!

 

[gnolife]

this station has 7 platforms, of which 3 of them can be used for through running. Despite this, 2 of these are used for terminating services, the lower once hourly (bar peaks), the higher four times hourly
There is only one train per hour (per direction) that runs through, without reversing (in the off-peak hours), every other service must either reverse or terminate

I did say that I want this one doing, and I'm sticking by that!
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Two levels gave it away, Glaschu Sràid na Banrighinn it is!

Aye, the two level thing did give it away - I hadn't thought of that !

 

[adtrainz]

Chester? Not entirely sure though...

 

[gnolife]

It is Chester!

 

[adtrainz]

This station has one platform, is on a single line, and has many shops nearby. It has 2 station cafes and is served every other hour on weekdays.

 

[Nym]

Wrexham Central?

 

[adtrainz]

No, although isn't Wrexham Central served hourly?

 

[Welshman]

Aberystwyth?

 

[adtrainz]

No, but slightly closer...

 

[Welshman]

Welshpool?

 

[adtrainz]

Not that either. I'll give another clue after the next guess (if unsuccessful).

 

[gnolife]

Dore & Totley?
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hang on! dores in exactly the wrong direction! sorry

 

[adtrainz]

Right, here's another clue: It has a miniature railway next door and a model railway collection.

 

[Class172]

Porthmadog?

 

[gnolife]

Blaenau Ffestinog?
or however the hell yer supposed to spell it - the end of the Conwy Valley Line anyways

 

[exile]

Betws-y-Coed

 

[adtrainz]

Betws-y-Coed

Correct! A marvellous station, too!

 

[exile]

To get to the trains from the main entrance, you have to go up an escalator to the ticket office, then down another one, along a subway and then down again either one level for one line, or two levels for the other. Needless to say the platforms are all underground, with 2 low level platforms and 1 "deep level". The station is named after the street the main entrance is in. There is another entrance in Old Hall Street.

 

[martinsh]

Moorfields !

 

[exile]

Correct

 

[MidnightFlyer]

isnt portsmouth harbor 5 platforms? or is that just some error with numbering?

I think they're numbered 1,3,4,5

That is indeed correct Class172. The old p2 is physically still in situ, but has no track in place. It was removed in the 1980s I think because of the conditions underneath the platform.

 

[martinsh]

This station has 4 through platforms (also a couple of bays). The only entrance is in the middle of on platform. Directly by this entrance is a footbridge that takes you to the cnetral island platforms, but to reach the far platform you have to go down to the end of the platform and use a different bridge.

PS sorry about the delay, only just gone on line today

 

[gnolife]

also couple of bayss

Nice generic sounding clue there! I like it

Luton (Town)?

 

[37 418]

Preston?