Station association

[RDP]

There used to be a direct route between Northallerton and Knaresborough.

 

[SteveyBee131]

In the recent past, throughout the day there were services terminating at Knaresborough, as well as passing through. Currently most services pass through, with only a handful terminating. This is also true of Goole.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Goole station is mentioned in the 1963 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann about various closed lines on the British railway network. However, several of the stations mentioned in the song did not actually close - including all the ones named in this extract:

"No one departs, no one arrives, from Selby to Goole, from St Erth to St Ives."

 

[androdas]

Oxenholme Lake District is also a station where you can change to dead end branch line.

 

[High Dyke]

Ash Vale was also the scene of a fatal crime.

1952
Ash Vale station was the scene of one of the most violent robberies seen on the railways. Booking clerk Geoffrey Dean trusted his murderer, fellow railwayman John Alcott, and lost his life after a savage and unexpected attack.

1965
Fugitive John Middleton, who was hiding in the waiting room at Oxenholme shot Carlisle policeman Alex Archibald at the station. His colleague, George Russell, who was also shot, died a few hours later in hospital.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Aldershot was also opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1870.

 

[Tetragon213]

From Aldershot, it was once possible to reach Winchester via Alton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eastleigh is also a DfT category C1 station that was opened in 1839.

 

[androdas]

Wolverton is another station located close to a large railway carriage works.

 

[RDP]

Bletchley is another station managed by West Midlands Trains in the City of Milton Keynes.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Bedford is another station which is served by trains which in a previous chapter of history plied their trade across the North of England (among others).

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In common with other stations on the Marston Vale line, Bedford station is covered by the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. It aims to increase use of the Marston Vale line by getting local people involved with their local line. One such station is Aspley Guise.

 

[RDP]

Under current plans for East-West Rail it is planned to close the intermediate Marston Vale line stations and replace them with three new stations including a relocated Bedford St. Johns.

 

[CPG]

South Bank is another station that was relocated to its present site by British Rail in 1984

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Longbeck is also a DfT category F2 station on the Tees Valley Line.

 

[Tetragon213]

Hebden Bridge is another station intermittently passed by TPE

 

[D6130]

Settle is another station with a preserved disused signalbox.

 

[RDP]

Settle is the southernmost station on the Settle & Carlisle line. The northernmost station is Armathwaite.

 

[CPG]

According to Office of Rail and Road stats, one ticket has been issued in the last seven years between Armathwaite and Bardon Mill

 

[D6130]

Stocksfield is another unstaffed station on the Tyne Valley line.

 

[CPG]

Grosmont (then called Tunnel Inn) also opened in 1835

 

[Tetragon213]

It was once possible to reach Malton from Grosmont

 

[RDP]

Maryport is another single platform station on a double track line.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In the aftermath of the 2009 Cumbria floods, an additional hourly shuttle service operated southbound stopping at stations to Workington. All services between Workington, Workington North, Flimby and Maryport were free of charge until this service was terminated on 28th May 2010.

 

[androdas]

Bedlington is also a 2 platform station with all services provided by Northern.

Extra points for including the station on its opening day?

 

[Tetragon213]

Bedlington is the newest operating UK rail station. The oldest is believed to be Broad Green Heighington

 

[RDP]

Bedlington is the newest operating UK rail station. The oldest is believed to be Broad Green

Heighington is officially recognised as the oldest operational station on the national network predating Broad Green by four years.

 

[Tetragon213]

Heighington is officially recognised as the oldest operational station on the national network predating Broad Green by four years.

Every day's a school day!

 

[CPG]

Gomshall is also a station with staggered platforms on a non-electrified line

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Aylesbury .was also the scene of a rail accident in 1904.