Station association

[ATW Alex 101]

New Brighton is also near a beach, thus it is very popular in the summer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chessington South is also a terminal station on a 3rd-rail branch line.

 

[Robinson]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is also the jumping-off point for a British theme park.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Staveley is another penultimate single-platform station on a single track branch line.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

As is Penmere

 

[Manchester77]

lymington pier also has small replica BR totems (not 100% about this on)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ryde Pier Head is also a single platform station that is useful for ferry passengers.

 

[Welshman]

Richmond [London]
another National Rail station where you can see [ex]London Underground stock

 

[cuccir]

Clapham Junction is another Greater London station located in an area which shares its name with a place in Yorkshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leeds is another station having 17 platforms.

 

[Welshman]

Leicester
also used to have a neighbouring "Central" station, now closed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Truro also has a manned presence of the British Transport Police.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

St Erth is also the end of a branch line

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Leonards Warrior Square also features the name of another member of the heavenly throng.

 

[Welshman]

Manchester Victoria

obvious really....No?

Bear with me:-

1. St Leonard is the Patron Saint of prisoners;
2. If you're unfortunate enough to be sent to prison you may be driven in a van by G4S.
3. You meet other members of G4S on the barriers at Manchester Victoria.

Seemples.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport is another station that has seen a reduction in its number of operational platforms from days of yore.

 

[Manchester77]

Blackpool North another terminal station which is managed by Northern and has direct services to both Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Preston is also an eight-platform station.

 

[Manchester77]

Crewe is another station which has had platforms taken out of use over time

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Doncaster is another transport hub on a north-south main line.

 

[Robinson]

Blackpool North another terminal station which is managed by Northern and has direct services to both Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria

Southport, the station this is an association with, is managed by Merseyrail... :?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport, the station this is an association with, is managed by Merseyrail... :?

An interesting observation, but since the posting in question also referred to having direct services to both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria stations, I feel that will be enough to allow that posting to stand.

Doncaster still remains the station to make the next association with.

 

[Manchester77]

Edited southport's incorrect part of the association

 

[Robinson]

Walsall also has services which reach the next station along the line via a long detour, including numerous intermediate stops, as well as via the direct non-stop route.

(That's Gainsborough Lea Road from Doncaster, and Wolverhampton from Walsall.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lichfield Trent Valley was also opened in 1849, having services operated by the London and North Western Railway, currently having three platforms and managed by London Midland.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Alsager also has Cross country service passing through there either on diversion or scheduled

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You are impinging upon my somewhat local area.....


Congleton was also opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848.

 

[class222lover]

Poynton

Is another station in cheshire on Northerns, Stoke - Manchester service with two platforms. (Three associated things there!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chelford has also been the winner of the Cheshire East best kept station award and is indeed the current holder of this title.

 

[Welshman]

Meanwhile, the North Cheshire Railusers Group has nominated Helsby their best kept railway station six times.