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EbbwJunction1

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Hadfield is considered to be part of the Transport for Greater Manchester rail network, being only a short distance from the administrative boundary; the same is true for Glossop and Dinting stations.
 

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The present Skipton station was opened in1876 to coincide with the opening of the Settle-Carlisle line, as was the current Settle station, which replaced the station now known as Giggleswick.
 

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Dilton Marsh has been an unstaffed station since its opening by the (original) GWR. As was customary with that company, its unattended status was indicated by a suffix (since dropped) - Dilton Marsh Halt.

Another unstaffed GWR station, where the clue was in the name, was the former Wootton Wawen Platform - today just Wootton Wawen.
 

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For a time, Eastrington was named South Eastrington to distinguish it from another station (North Eastrington) serving the village.

Another station which used a geographic designation last century for the same reason was Hindley North, today named just Hindley.
 

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