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Renton was also opened by the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway in 1850.

 

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The former double track through Alexandria station was also singled in 1986.

 

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Alexandria saw the introduction of electric Class 303 Blue Trains in November 1960 as part of the North Clyde electrification scheme, which extended east to Airdrie.

 

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Caldercruix is also one of the original stations of the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

 

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Buckshaw Parkway also opened (in its modern form) in 2011.

 

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Church Fenton is also served by Northern’s CAF fleet with Transpennine’s novas passing through non stop

 

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Cross Gates was also once served by a now closed branch line.

 

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Historically, Cross Gates had two platforms and two additional through lines for non-stop trains - now reduced to just the two platform lines.
A similar situation as at Bryn.

 

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Garswood was also opened by the Lancashire Union Railway in 1869.

 

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Garswood is one of the boundary stations for Merseytravel's Saveaway day ranger ticket.
All Zone Saveaway tickets are also valid on Merseyrail trains as far as Chester.

 

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Edinburgh Waverley also has bay platforms that face in opposite directions.

 

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Edinburgh Waverley is the northerly terminus of the Borders Railway; Tweedbank is the southerly terminus.

 

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Shawfair is another new station that opened on the Borders Railway in 2015.

 

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According to ORR statistics, there were 46,488 entries and exits at Shawfair in 2019/20.
This is very similar to the 46,486 recorded for the same period at Gretna Green.

 

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New Cumnock is also a station on the Glasgow South Western Line with two words in it's title.

 

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Auchinleck is also a station that was closed in 1965, but subsequently reopened by British Rail.

 

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Kirkconnel is also an unstaffed station on the Glasgow South Western Line.

 

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Worcester Shrub Hill was also opened in 1850.

 

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Stamford is also a Grade II* listed railway station.

 

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Stamford station was formerly known as Stamford Town to distinguish it from the now closed Stamford East station in Water Street, Stamford. It is often printed on timetables and train tickets as Stamford (Lincs) to distinguish it from either Stamford Hill station in London or Stanford-le-Hope station in Essex.

 

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Stoke Newington is also a DfT category "E" station that was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1872.

 

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Stoke Newington station is located in a narrow cutting, as is the Merseyrail station of Green Lane.

 

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Birkenhead Central was also opened by the Mersey Railway in 1886.

 

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Greenwich is also electrified with 750V DC Third Rail.

 

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Cheddington is also a four-platform station that was opened in 1838.

 

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Tring is also a minor station on the West Coast Mainline

 

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Bristol Temple Meads also has direct connections to two stations named with the word "Junction"​

 

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York is another major through station with long curved platforms.

 

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York is the last stop before London on Grand Central's services southbound from Sunderland. On GC's other route - from Bradford - the last stop before London is Doncaster.

 

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South Croydon was also the scene of a rail accident with fatalities in 1947.