Station association

[Merseysider]

Preston is another Category B station served on Platform 4 by Virgin Trains.

 

[High Dyke]

Pardon?

Wales. http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/history/wales.htm

Wigan North Western is one of two stations in Wigan (Kiveton has two stations, so does Wigan).

The station code being WNW for Wigan North Western. Another compass point in use as a station code is SSE - Shoreham-by-sea.

 

[Strathclyder]

Bristol Temple Meads was also opened in 1840 and is also served by First Great Western.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Newcastle also has curved platforms and has Intercity services like Bristol Temple Meads.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crewe is another 12-platform railway station.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Crewe is known for being the major interchange hub of the West Coast Main Line. Similarly, York is known for being the major interchange hub of the East Coast Main Line.

 

[High Dyke]

Bristol Temple Meads is another major station built in a curved shape. It also has direct trains to/from York.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Manchester Piccadilly also has a Starbucks in its concourse.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Birmingham New Street is also managed by Network Rail

 

[Strathclyder]

London Paddington was also opened in 1854 and is a DfT Category A station.

 

[ValleyLines142]

London Paddington acts as the main hub of the capital for services to the west of England. London Waterloo, on the other hand, acts as the main hub of the capital for services to the south-west of England.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stirling also has a British Transport Police Station.

 

[Strathclyder]

Cumbernauld was also opened in 1848 and is also served by First Scotrail.

 

[cjp]

Milton Keynes is too a station for "New Town"

 

[ValleyLines142]

Blaenau Ffestiniog also opened in 1982.

 

[High Dyke]

Wroxham also has a narrow gauge railway terminate at the station alongside national rail services.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Matlock also sees a mixture of 153s and 156s.

 

[cjp]

Matlock has a minature railway nearby (in Hall Leys Park)
Scarborourgh has a minature railway (in North Bay Park)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.enefer/scboro/nb.htm

 

[ValleyLines142]

Blackpool North also is a terminus of 185s.

 

[cjp]

Blackpool for a fun fair
Chessington South for a whole "World Of Adventure" (yuck)

 

[ValleyLines142]

Hampton Court is another South West Trains branch line terminus.

 

[cjp]

Raynes Park is the first station in common for both Hampton Court and Chessington South trains.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Shortlands is also a station with four platforms in London Zone 4.

 

[cjp]

For some oneupmanship

Hayes and Harlington station is zone 5 and has 5 platforms

 

[ValleyLines142]

Hayes and Harlington will have a direct service to Shenfield once Crossrail is completed.

 

[cjp]

On the line Liverpool Street to Shenfield a Freedom Pass is not valid beyond Harold Wood

 

[ValleyLines142]

Hildenborough also opened in 1868.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Battle is another station that saw services of the South Eastern Railway and currently a DfT category "D" station.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sturry is also a Southeastern station with two platforms.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Deal is another station that was opened in 1847 and currently a DfT category "E" station.