Station association

[ValleyLines142]

....as does Kidsgrove

 

[Eagle]

And St Denys.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Southampton Central, the next station eastwards, is also a four platform station managed by South West Trains.

 

[Eagle]

Southampton has five, I thought? Look.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I think one is disused.

 

[Eagle]

I think one is disused.

Yeah, you're right. I thought the bay was labelled 4b on that diagram, but on closer inspection it looks like a disused platform 5.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yeah, you're right. I thought the bay was labelled 4b on that diagram, but on closer inspection it looks like a disused platform 5.

Sorry I'll change it if there's uncertainty.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

And St Denys.

To clarify the "Southampton Central" problem, shall we revert back to the previous clue stated above?

Salisbury and St Denys are stations that were served by the London and South Western Railway.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Preston is also a dividing station on the National Rail network.

 

[Ivo]

Carlisle is another prominent VT-operated junction station in a city that alone could not justify such a large station (the many connecting routes make it a necessity however).

Southampton Central, the next station eastwards, is also a four platform station managed by South West Trains.

Never mind all the stuff about whether SOU has 4 or 5 platforms; I would suggest the main problem is suggesting it is east of St Denys hock:

 

[Eagle]

Cheltenham Spa is also painted in staggeringly bright colours.

 

[Temple Meads]

Taunton also sees CrossCountry and FGW services.

 

[ValleyLines142]

.....as does Newport

 

[Welshman]

as opposed to Newport [Essex], which sees only NXEA services.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Adlington (Lancs) and Adlington (Cheshire) all share the same name.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chorley and Adlington (Lancashire) were stations that were opened in 1841 by the Bolton and Preston Railway.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leyland is on the other side of the newly opened Buckshaw Parkway

 

[TheJRB]

Chorleywood has a very similar name to Chorley, has two platforms and (on the NR side) is served only by DMUs.

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Cheddington is another four platform station which opened in 1838.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Smethwick Galton Bridge is also a four platform station managed by London Midland.

 

[TheJRB]

Solihull is also served by Chiltern Railways and London Midland.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sandwell and Dudley is also a station in the West Midlands that opened in 1852.

 

[Ivo]

Rugby also sees an hourly Virgin service that effectively operates as a commuter route to London and Birmingham.

 

[ValleyLines142]

A lame one, but Bat & Ball also has a sports theme to it!

 

[TheJRB]

Emerson Park is another station on a line which links two other lines.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Colchester Town and Emerson Park are single-platform stations that are managed by NXEA.

 

[TheJRB]

Catford Bridge is another station which is on a branch unlike a nearby station without the suffix.

 

[Ivo]

Burscough Bridge is another station in a fairly minor area on two separate routes that also features the word "Bridge" in its name.

 

[TheJRB]

Benfleet is another two platform station which opened in 1855.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thorpe Bay and Benfleet are stations that were opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and are currently managed by c2c.

 

[TheJRB]

Bicester North is another two platform station which opened in 1910 that has four direct trains to London each hour.