Station association

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Newport is also next to a wye (triangular junction) and a major road bridge over a river.

 

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Chepstow was also opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850.

 

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Unlike Chepstow, the nearby station at Lydney is unstaffed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Knaresborough is also a DfT category F1 station that was opened in 1851.

 

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Two of Knaresborough's Station Masters have also held the same post at Seamer; they were James Naylor (at Knaresborough between 1902 and c1910) and Thomas Wailes (at Knaresborough between 1930 and 1933).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

New Mills Central was also once served by a now-closed branch line.

 

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New Mills Central is the last station on the Northern arm of the Hope Valley Line before it combines with the Southern arm; Ardwick is the first station on the same line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gorton was also opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842.

 

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Step-free, either via a ramp or on the level, is also available to all the platforms at Dinting station on the Manchester to Glossop Line.

 

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Penistone station was also once served by the Woodhead line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sevenoaks was also the scene of a rail accident in 1927.

 

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The not-for-profit Sevenoaks Rail Travellers' Association (SRTA) corresponds and meets with Southeastern Railway, TfL, the DfT, MPs and other relevant parties to represent the interests of passengers using Sevenoaks and several stations nearby, including Bat & Ball.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Old Roan is also a station that took its name from that of a nearby hostelry.

 

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Old Roan is served by a daily regular Merseyrail service between Liverpool Central and Ormskirk.

 

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Nearby Kirkby also has an interchange on the two halves of a single platform.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Orrell was also opened by the Liverpool and Bury Railway in 1848.

 

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Sudbury Hill Harrow also has no train services on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Avoncliff is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1906.

 

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Avoncliff is served by stopping services, although other services also pass through the station without stopping. The same applies to the station at Bruton on the same line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Castle Cary was also opened by the Great Western Railway in 1856.

 

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Castle Cary station was awarded the Small Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards in 2007; Chirk station is the current holder (2020) of this award.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brigg is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1848.

 

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Kirton Lindsey is also a station with a service on Saturdays only (in fact, the same ones as serve Brigg).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gainsborough Central was also opened by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1849.

 

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The station buildings at Gainsborough Central were designed by architects Weightman and Hadfield. Another station designed by the practice was at Glossop.

 

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Windermere is also a terminal station which has had part of its original station site taken over by a supermarket.

 

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At some times of day it is possible to travel to Manchester from Windermere without changing trains. However, most of the time this requires changing onto a service which has arrived from Glasgow or Edinburgh.

 

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There are direct trains from Edinburgh to Alnmouth (also known as Alnmouth for Alnwick) along the East Coast Main Line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Acklington was also opened by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway in 1847.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Carstairs is another station which is on an Anglo-Scottish mainline but with only infrequent services calling.