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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Carlton is another station with staggered platforms.

 

[class222lover]

Wrexham General

Also opened in 1846.

 

[Welshman]

Wrexham General remains the only station to retain its GWR "General" suffix.

Other stations, such as Chester, have lost the suffix entirely.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Perth is also a seven platform station

 

[class222lover]

Aberdeen

Also a former Caledonian Railway station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Shrewsbury is another major station with only five platforms.

 

[class222lover]

Hereford

Another station managed by Arriva Trains Wales in England.

 

[Robinson]

Southampton Central is another station which has direct links to all 3 of London, Manchester and Birmingham - and all run by a different TOC or TOCs.

 

[class222lover]

Hither Green

Also opened in 1895.

 

[High Dyke]

Radyr is another station that is served by services that can operate from either end of a major station (Cardiff Central).

Southamnpton Central - Romsey via Redbridge or via Chandlers Ford. Cardiff Central - Radyr via Danescourt or Cardiff Queen Street

Harrow & Wealdstone was also the scene of a serious railway accident.

 

[class222lover]

East Croydon

Also has 6 platforms, and is in fare zone 5.

 

[12CSVT]

Trains between a London terminus and an airport pass non-stop through Clapton every 15 minutes

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tottenham Hale is also a former Great Eastern Railway station that currently has a DfT category rating of "D".

 

[High Dyke]

Ealing Broadway is another station that was originally built to a larger track gauge, had a suffix added to its name and is currently served by National Rail and London Underground. It is also in Travelcard Zone 3.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barking is also a nine-platform station.

 

[Robinson]

Upminster is the only other c2c station to also be served by another TOC.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

West Ruislip also has a London Underground depot.

 

[73129]

Wimbledon also has a LU interchange.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

East Croydon also has a connectional link to the Croydon Tramlink.

 

[73129]

That was a toughie for me for some wierd reason......


Purley also has 6 usable platforms.

 

[class222lover]

Southend Central

Also opened in 1856.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pitsea is also a former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 4-platform station that is managed by c2c.

 

[High Dyke]

Pitsea uses the 'Tribute' ticketing system which was first introduced at London St Pancras in 1994. In former days there was a through service from St Pancras to the LT & S route on which Pitsea lies.

 

[Altnabreac]

Although Betjeman is closely associated with St Pancras he also described the facade at Huddersfield as "The most splendid in England".

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bristol Temple Meads is also a Grade I listed railway station

 

[12CSVT]

Numerous trains do a reversal at Derby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wigan North Western also has six platforms, including bay platforms.

 

[High Dyke]

The station CRS code for Wigan NW is WNW; whereas the short code NWN is Newton for Hyde

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hadfield was another station that saw its electrified line change from 1500v DC to an AC system.

 

[High Dyke]

Unlike Penistone, at the other end of the former Woodhead route that saw it's electric wires removed - diesel traction now being the sole preserve of trains through the station.