Trivia: Stations with two platforms with platform edges facing the same direction.

[Falcon1200]

At Theale the Up Loop platform faces the same direction as that on the Up Main.

 

[gazr]

At Theale the Up Loop platform faces the same direction as that on the Up Main.

This is true. I have to apologise for not making the question which included "two platforms" as being a singular Platform 1 and Platform 2 (as most normal out of city stations have). Thank you to all those that have replied and tried to understand my madness

 

[Falcon1200]

Thank you to all those that have replied and tried to understand my madness

No problem, it has been an interesting discussion!

 

[miklcct]

On the London Underground all of the following fourteen stations could count:

• Baker Street
• Borough
• Chancery Lane
• Finsbury Park
• Gloucester Road
• Kentish Town
• Mansion House
• Notting Hill Gate
• Oval
• Regents Park
• South Kensington
• St Pauls
• Tufnell Park
• Waterloo

However which ones you want to include depends how you define it.

Borough, Chancery Lane, Oval, Regents Park, St Pauls, Tufnell Park, all definitely count for what this thread is asking. So these can definitely be added to the list. They all have two platforms on the same side.

Kentish Town counts for the London Underground platforms but the National Rail platforms are normal.

Baker Street (Bakerloo and Jubilee), Finsbury Park (Piccadilly and Victoria), Gloucester Road (District), Notting Hill Gate (Central), South Kensington (Piccadilly), Waterloo (Bakerloo), count for certain lines. The lines mentioned have both platforms for both directions on the same side. But they do have lots of other platforms too.

Mansion House counts too as both of the remaining usable platforms are on the same side. However the middle platform still exists and is not fenced off but the track has been removed. But this one probably counts.

So there are up to fourteen like this on the London Underground depending on your definition.

This layout is pretty standard when the up and down lines are vertically stacked.

 

[AlbertBeale]

And - has anyone mentioned the Overground platforms at Clapham Junction - conceptually debatable in this context?

Anyone any thoughts on this?

 

[D365]

Anyone any thoughts on this?

I wouldn’t consider this, as the two platforms are physically connected.

 

[busestrains]

Anyone any thoughts on this?

Yes i think Clapham Junction could possibly count for London Overground in the same way that some of the London Underground stations that were mentioned only count for certain lines. London Overground trains mainly use P1 and P2 here which are both on the same side. However a few London Overground trains use P17 which is on the opposite side so maybe not. If they only used P1 and P2 then it would definitely count for London Overground services. But the occasional use of P17 by a few services probably excludes it.