Station association

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West Kirby also saw introduction of electric trains in 1938.

 

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West Kirby is one of the two northern termini of the Wirral Line; New Brighton is the other one.

 

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Hadfield is also a terminal station with a DfT category rating of E.

 

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Hadfield is considered to be part of the Transport for Greater Manchester rail network, being only a short distance from the administrative boundary; the same is true for Glossop and Dinting stations.

 

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Accrington is also a DfT category "E" station that was opened in 1848.

 

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Mill Hill is also situated on the East Lancashire Line.

 

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Rose Grove is also a station on the East Lancashire Line without step-free access to the platforms for disabled users.

 

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Lancaster was also served by a long-closed branch line.

 

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Lancaster station originally used to have the same suffix as Newark Castle.

 

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Anderson Wilcock was the station master at Newark Castle in 1868, before moving to Skipton, where he held the same post between 1868 and 1877.

 

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The present Skipton station was opened in1876 to coincide with the opening of the Settle-Carlisle line, as was the current Settle station, which replaced the station now known as Giggleswick.

 

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Albrighton is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1849.

 

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Cosford is also an unstaffed station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line.

 

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Dilton Marsh is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1937.

 

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Dilton Marsh has been an unstaffed station since its opening by the (original) GWR. As was customary with that company, its unattended status was indicated by a suffix (since dropped) - Dilton Marsh Halt.

Another unstaffed GWR station, where the clue was in the name, was the former Wootton Wawen Platform - today just Wootton Wawen.

 

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Earlswood is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1908.

 

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Earlswood and The Lakes stations are both served by local taxi firms.

 

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Combe was also opened by the Great Western Railway in 1935.

 

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Wressle is another station which sees direct trains to and from London pass through but not call.

 

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Eastrington was also opened by the Hull and Selby Railway.

 

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For a time, Eastrington was named South Eastrington to distinguish it from another station (North Eastrington) serving the village.

Another station which used a geographic designation last century for the same reason was Hindley North, today named just Hindley.

 

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Fairfield has also seen a reduction in the number of operational platforms.

 

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Fairfield is on the northern branch of the Hope Valey Line, as is Hyde North.

 

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Chapel-en-le-Frith is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1863.

 

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Dove Holes is also an unstaffed station on the Buxton line.

 

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White Hart Lane is also a station with the name of an animal in its name.

 

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Cambridge Heath was also opened by the Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway in 1872.

 

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Manchester Oxford Road also has the name of an ancient university city in its name.

 

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Abbey Wood also has a station building with a sweeping wooden roof.

 

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Erith was also opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1849.