Station association

[Hamma52]

Acton Bridge (Cheshire) is another multiword station where the words in the station name start with consecutive letters of the alphabet (3 consecutive in this case!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hartford was also opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.

 

[CPG]

Holmes Chapel is also a two-platform station in Cheshire served by over-head electric trains and used by approximately 200,000 passengers. according to the latest ORR stats

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eccles was also the scene of a rail accident with fatalities in 1941.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Ashton-under-Lyne is another station within the area of Greater Manchester PTE with a tram terminus nearby.

 

[Hamma52]

Prestatyn is another station with an island platform

 

[keyesey07]

Neath is another 2-platform station in Wales served by 2 TOCs, with one offering direct services to London.

 

[Hamma52]

Penrhyndeudraeth is another station where both the proceeding and subsequent stop on the Transport for Wales operated service are reached within 5 minutes of departing the station.

 

[RDP]

Drigg is also one station away from an interchange with a heritage railway.

 

[Hamma52]

Cattal also has a manually operated level crossing on the down end of the platform

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hammerton was also opened by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway in 1848.

 

[Hamma52]

North Llanrwst (or just north of it at the signal box), is also where tokens are collected/deposited ahead of the single track beyond the station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tal-y-Cafn was also opened by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway in 1863.

 

[Tetragon213]

Cilmeri is another one-platform station with a level crossing.

 

[keyesey07]

Sugar Loaf is another DfT category F2 station on the Heart of Wales Line.

 

[Hamma52]

Sugar Loaf is considered the remotest station in Wales in terms of proximity and ease of access to the nearest notable settlement. In England, the honour goes to Berney Arms, Norfolk.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cantley was also opened by the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway in 1844.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Saxmundham is also regularly served by bimodal trains.

 

[Hamma52]

Helensburgh also served as a control center for the operations of Radio Electronic Token Block signalling on the line there onwards

 

[D6130]

Helensburgh also served as a control center for the operations of Radio Electronic Token Block signalling on the line there onwards

Assuming that we're talking about Helensburgh Upper, the RETB control centre is at Banavie....about 100 miles away by rail. The station just serves as the point of interface between the RETB system and Yoker Signalling Centre.

 

[Hamma52]

Assuming that we're talking about Helensburgh Upper, the RETB control centre is at Banavie....about 100 miles away by rail. The station just serves as the point of interface between the RETB system and Yoker Signalling Centre.

Ahh right my apologies. I always thought there was more of a centre there. Shows what I know. Shall we go Banavie then?

 

[D6130]

Ahh right my apologies. I always thought there was more of a centre there. Shows what I know. Shall we go Banavie then?

OK. No worries!

Althorpe is also situated close to a moving rail bridge crossing a canal.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rochdale also occupies a different station site to that of the original railway station.

 

[High Dyke]

Jewellery Quarter is also an Interchange between heavy rail and light rail services.

 

[Tetragon213]

Droitwich Spa is also the penultimate station of the Birmingham-Worcester line, this time counting from the Worcester end.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Acocks Green is also a DfT category "E" station that was opened in 1852.

 

[Hamma52]

Dudley Port is also a 2 line island platform station and is managed by West Midlands Trains

 

[CPG]

Newark Northgate station also opened in July 1852

 

[RDP]

Porthmadog is also near a flat crossing.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Stalybridge is another station with a pub inside it.