The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Hatfield & Stainforth.

 

[clagmonster]

Hatfield & Stainforth.

The 05:18 Cleethorpes-Manchester Airport TPE service is booked to call, as is a similar late night eastbound. I had considered that one too.

 

[martinsh]

Hatfield & Stainforth.

When was that renamed ?

 

[clagmonster]

Late 80s I believe, it was Stainforth & Hatfield.

 

[martinsh]

Late 80s I believe, it was Stainforth & Hatfield.

The renaming of the station in question was a lot more substantial than merely rearranging the words of the name.

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Clue 4: the name of this station could not be placed on a standard English Scrabble board without using at least one blank tile.

(i.e. there are too many occurances of at least one letter )

 

[Robinson]

Kirknewton.

 

[martinsh]

Kirknewton.

is correct

(previously Midcalder for those who didn't know)

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is in England and north of the Thames.

 

[martinsh]

Hounslow

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station has the same number of platforms as TOCs serving it.

 

[martinsh]

Solihull

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station has been renamed since being opened, although the renaming was basically a simplification (as opposed to going from "Midcalder" to "Kirknewton").

 

[clagmonster]

Manchester Airport, which I hope is back to being Manchester Airport rather than Manchester International Airport which it was for a while.

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: A passenger from this station bound for central London would be most likely to use one of 2 London terminals. By departing from this station in one direction, the passenger can reach the first of these 2 by changing once. Departing in the other direction, the passenger can reach the second of these 2 by changing once; the first could also be reached with one change by heading in this direction, however the passenger would need to remain on the station overnight in order to do so.

(I do hope this is not too complicated...)
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Are people finding this clue too confusing?

 

[clagmonster]

I understand the clue. In fact, you may find this hard to believe, but I solved it (well, came up with a valid answer) whilst on some 185 yesterday morning, however can't for the life of me remember what said answer was.

 

[Robinson]

I think we shall have to proceed even though there have been no answers; this game has been in stalemate for a good few days now.

Clue 5: By changing at the same stations referred to in the previous clue and travelling from them in the opposite direction to central London, it is also possible to reach 2 or more stations in another urban area, including a gag station on this thread.

 

[clagmonster]

Newmarket?

 

[Robinson]

Not convinced Newmarket fits the overnight bit of clue 4 (Liverpool Street can be reached all day from Cambridge), and which urban area were you thinking of for clue 5?

 

[clagmonster]

which urban area were you thinking of for clue 5?

Ipswich.

 

[Robinson]

Ipswich.

But clue 5 indicated that said urban area was accessible in both directions with one change. Or did I word it extremely badly?

 

[clagmonster]

No, you worded it well and I read it badly. An indisputable point off for me it would appear.

 

[gnolife]

I'm sorry, clue 4 means that I am completely stuffed for ideas. I'm going to suggest Chafford Hundred (Southend on Sea being the urban area for clue number 5)

 

[Robinson]

The correct answer was Emerson Park.

Open floor.

 

[gnolife]

Since its open.

This station is not in the NSE area.

 

[Robinson]

Clapham (North Yorkshire).

 

[gnolife]

2) This station has more platforms than TOCs which serve it, which is less than the square root of the number of TOCs which pass through.

 

[Robinson]

Rotherham Central.

 

[gnolife]

3) This station handles stopping, non-stopping and terminating services.

 

[Robinson]

Alderley Edge.

 

[gnolife]

Alderley Edge is the correct answer