Station association

[Purple Train]

A plaque in Bridlington station commemorates the heroism of railway workers during the Second World War. Another station with a similar commemorative plaque is Wolverhampton.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stockport is also a six-platform station with a DfT category rating of "B".

 

[Tetragon213]

A parliamentary service connects Stockport with Stalybridge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ashton-under-Lyne was also opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway.

 

[Tetragon213]

East Didsbury also shares its name with a tram stop in close proximity, although they both oddly don't get a connector blob on the map

 

[Purple Train]

Gilberdyke was also renamed in 1974.

 

[RDP]

Ferriby is another DfT category F2 station in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brough was also opened by the Hull and Selby Railway in 1840.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Wressle is also on the Selby Line.

 

[Purple Train]

There is a level crossing immediately west of the platforms at Wressle. The same is true of Prudhoe.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blaydon was also opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in 1835.

 

[androdas]

Hellifield is another station managed by Northern that had its locomotive depot closed in the 1960's.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Clitheroe also currently has a different station site to that of the originally opened railway station.

 

[RDP]

One is only able to travel directly by rail from Clitheroe to Hellifield on as Saturday when two of the Rochdale-Clitheroe trains are extended to Ribblehead.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Accrington is also situated close by a viaduct.

 

[RDP]

Until 1966 one could have travelled by rail from Accrington to Manchester Victoria via Rawtenstall and Bury Bolton Street a journey still possible today but via Blackburn and Bolton.

 

[A S Leib]

Southend Victoria is another city's Victoria-named station for north(-ish) facing services.

 

[RDP]

Southend Central is another DfT category C1 station in the City of Southend on Sea.

 

[CPG]

Until the outbreak of World War II, the District Railway operated regular through trains between Ealing Broadway and Southend (Central)

 

[RDP]

Wimbledon is another of the western termini of the District line.

 

[androdas]

West Brompton is another station that interchanges with the District line of London Underground

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nafferton is also a Grade II listed railway station.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Nafferton station has a similar service level to that at neighbouring Hutton Cranswick, i.e. hourly trains on weekdays to Hull and Bridlington, with additional calls at peak periods.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thurston is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1846.

 

[Tetragon213]

1 service per day connects Thurston with Harwich Intl

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The Dutchflyer service lets passengers travel from any UK station served by Greater Anglia to Harwich International and then across the North Sea by Stena Line ferry. One such station is Elmswell on the Ipswich to Ely Line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Flimby is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1846.

 

[androdas]

Avoncliff is also a former request stop where all services now call.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nutbourne is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1906.

 

[CPG]

Warblington is another of the many halts that were introduced in the first decade of the 20th Century by The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway along what is now known as the West an East Coastway lines