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Stations soon to close?

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Charlie2555

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Does anyone know if there are any stations in the UK which are to close soon permanently or are closed recently?
Also, are there any railway stations which are due to change dramatically soon?
Thanks very much.
 
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AndyHudds

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Wakefield Kirkgate is getting a makeover, which would alter it dramatically given the state its been in for the last 30 years and did I hear right Wakefield Westgate is getting moved up the line further towards Leeds? That dramatic enough for you?
 

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Wakefield Kirkgate is getting a makeover, which would alter it dramatically given the state its been in for the last 30 years and did I hear right Wakefield Westgate is getting moved up the line further towards Leeds? That dramatic enough for you?

I've heard Westgate's being rebuilt (as in the building). Not heard anything about it being resited as a station though.
 

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Watford - Metropolitan Line

Station closing in the near future with diversion of services over new Croxley Link Line


London Bridge

Station is being completely reconstructed over the next few years with additional through lines including quadrupling the line to Metropolitan Jn
 
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Dalmarnock is currently closed for refurbishment works. It was due to reopen this month but has been pushed back to May 2013.
 

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Wedgewood, Barlaston, Norton Bridge, Polesworth. Are all shut physically but like somebody else mentioned, i don't see them shut properly anytime soon
 

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Am I right to think that Etruria was the last station to close officially with no replacement planned?
 

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Oldham Werneth never got a direct replacement.
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Edit - You could also say Silvertown and North Woolwich in 2006 too.
 

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In what way? It has a daily service, more than can be said for quite a few other open stations.

In theory yes, but who is going to use it? You might as well buy a return ticket on the bus which would probably be a damn sight more convenient. And of course LM know this.....
 

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You might get the odd person heading into Tamworth from time to time, but that is probably about it. I'd imagine most people in Polesworth consider Tamworth to be their local station though.
 

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You might get the odd person heading into Tamworth from time to time, but that is probably about it. I'd imagine most people in Polesworth consider Tamworth to be their local station though.

Either Tamworth or Atherstone yes, when I lived near Kingsbury it was used quite a bit by commuters. The problem is now if you catch it to Tamworth there is no return even if you change at Atherstone.
 

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Hawkhead has been rebuilt over the last few weeks as part of the electrification to Paisley Canal - the road bridge can't be heightened so the railway was lowered.
 

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Either Tamworth or Atherstone yes, when I lived near Kingsbury it was used quite a bit by commuters. The problem is now if you catch it to Tamworth there is no return even if you change at Atherstone.

Yeah, I was thinking more shoppers or people who had other business in Tamworth rather than commuters. I have family who used to live in Dordon (which is basically Polesworth if you dont know the area, we certainly used to walk between the two places as kids) and they seemed to consider the whole area a suburb of Tamworth, I guess my opinion is influenced by that. People might get the train in and come back by car or something. It's not something you can build a routine around, obviously but it's just the only real use case I can think of for Polesworth station with it's current level of service.

It's probably worth saying that while the situation at Polesworth isnt idea I think on the whole the current LM timetable has been a big plus for North Warwickshire, with Tamworth (Staffs I know, but whatever) Atherstone, Nuneaton & Rugby having a fairly good rail connection amongst themselves for the first time in donkeys years.
 

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So effectively it's closed!

I'd have to agree, if there's one train per day - only in one direction - then it's effectively closed as I can't imagine many people only going one way and having to find another way back.

Sounds like it's the bare minimum to comply with a franchise commitment and will soon be able to produce the passenger figures to enable the closure of the station completely.
 

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Its still a better service than Denton and Reddish South! 1 train per week. You can add Ardwick with its one train a week and various others inlcuding Clifton (two trains per day both heading north) and Heysham Port.= which is only open if there is a sailing. Theres a couple of stations on the line from Preston to Blackburn that have become request stops only, so have no official service anymore

On the Manchester Metrolink Mosley St and Woodlands Road are scheduled for closure some time next year
 

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Yeah, I was thinking more shoppers or people who had other business in Tamworth rather than commuters. I have family who used to live in Dordon (which is basically Polesworth if you dont know the area, we certainly used to walk between the two places as kids) and they seemed to consider the whole area a suburb of Tamworth, I guess my opinion is influenced by that. People might get the train in and come back by car or something. It's not something you can build a routine around, obviously but it's just the only real use case I can think of for Polesworth station with it's current level of service.

It's probably worth saying that while the situation at Polesworth isnt idea I think on the whole the current LM timetable has been a big plus for North Warwickshire, with Tamworth (Staffs I know, but whatever) Atherstone, Nuneaton & Rugby having a fairly good rail connection amongst themselves for the first time in donkeys years.

I was near there in Wood End for a while, because most people there worked in Birmingham and Wilnecote was the choice of most commuters. Tamworth doesn't have a very good service compared to what it used to be, Virgin Trains used to regularly stop there at all times.
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On the Manchester Metrolink Mosley St and Woodlands Road are scheduled for closure some time next year

Mosley Street should of never been opened it doesn't really serve any purpose and its too close to Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street.
 

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Mosley Street should of never been opened it doesn't really serve any purpose and its too close to Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street.

I suspect the original rationale for Mosley Street's existence was to provide an alternative to Piccadilly Gardens for trams not going via Piccadilly, albeit only in one direction.
 
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