Station association

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The three-letter-code for Diss (DIS) contains all the letters which are used in the station's name.

Another station whose code uses each of the name's letters is ALO = Alloa.

 

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The new station building at Alloa was designed by IDP Architects; they were also responsible for the new station building at Gourock.

 

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Ardrossan Harbour also has ferry connections to a Firth of Clyde destination.

 

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Ardrossan Harbour is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, which is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network connecting the Ayrshire coast to Glasgow. The line has 26 stations, one of which is Milliken Park in Renfrewshire.

 

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Berry Brow was also opened in 1989.

 

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Lockwood is also a single-platform station with the lowest DfT category rating of F2.

 

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Calstock is also situated at one end of a tall viaduct.

 

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Gunnislake was also opened by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway in 1908.

 

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Balloch, like Gunnislake, is a present-day terminus on a line which previously went (a bit) further, and where the station was relocated a short distance in the later years of BR.

 

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There is a half-hourly service from Balloch to Airdrie via Glasgow Queen Street and Singer from Monday to Saturday; these services run non-stop from Dumbarton East to Dalmuir.

 

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Aughton Park was also opened in 1907.

 

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The stations at Aughton Park and Town Green are both staffed from the first service until the last one each day.

 

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Ash is also a DfT category "E " station that was opened in 1849.

 

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Wem is another station whose 3 letter code spells out it's name

 

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Frodsham is another station located in England, but managed by Transport for Wales.

 

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Although there are accessible ticket machines at both Frodsham and Runcorn East stations, they do not accept cash, and payment is by major debit and credit cards only.

 

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Cathays was also opened by British Rail in 1983.

 

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Many of the stations on the Cardiff Valleys Lines do not have an ATM Machine, Toilets or a Waiting Room; Cathays is one of these, as is Fernhill.

 

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Thurnscoe is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1988.

 

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Sherburn-in-Elmet is also on the Dearne Valley Line.

 

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Ulleskelf was also opened by the York and North Midland Railway.

 

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Another station designed by George Townsend Andrews (1804 – 1855) for the York and North Midland Railway was Seamer. The former station house on the down (eastern) side still stands, though no longer in rail usage; it's now a private residence.

 

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Malton was also once served by a long-closed branch line.

 

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There seems to have been a connection between Malton and Church Fenton stations in the 1900s, with two people moving from the latter to the former as Station Master. The two were George Henry Stephenson (at Malton between 1900 and 1902) and G W Laidler (at Malton between 1902 and possibly approximately 1923).

 

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Kings Langley is also a four-platform station that was opened in 1839.

 

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Iver is also a DfT Category E station.

 

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When fully opened, Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) will run high-frequency services to Abbey Wood and Shenfield through Iver.

 

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On an alphabetical list of currently-open National Rail station, Abbey Wood is the first station. Last on the list is Ystrad Rhondda.

 

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Eastbrook was also opened by British Rail in 1986.

 

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Amongst others, Eastbrook is served by one train per hour to Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan Line, calling at Dinas Powys, Cadoxton, Barry Docks, Barry, Rhoose Cardiff International Airport and Llantwit Major.