Trivia: Two adjacent/nearby stations with no direct rail link

[thenorthern]

Bradford foster square and Bradford Interchange.

 

[trainmananthon]

Burnley Manchester Road - Burnley Barracks/Central

10-15 minute walk at max, but about an hour and half on the train changing at Accrington (unless your lucky and the Blackpool South train is running early of the York train is running late)

 

[High Dyke]

Birmingham New Street & Birmingham Moor Street

 

[Trainfan344]

Birmingham New Street & Birmingham Moor Street

Birmingham New Street to Birmingham Snow Hill

 

[richard1976]

Helensburgh Central and Helensburgh Upper

 

[thenorthern]

Severn Beach and Pilning.

 

[richard1976]

Dalston junction and Dalston Kingsland

Walthamstow central and Walthamstow Queens road

 

[dannyandy]

Merseyrail: Walton and Rice Lane - About a 5 minute walk between the two

 

[dzug2]

In the past (before one was resited) Bedford St Johns and Bedford (Midland Road) - 15 minute walk maybe, by train via Northampton and Bletchley until that closed and then via Leicester/Nuneaton/Bletchley

 

[CockneySparrow]

Got a few here

Ely to Newmarket
Retford stations
Newark stations
Shelford to Foxton
Thetford to Bury St Edmunds
Bedford stations

 

[richard1976]

Got a few here

Ely to Newmarket
Retford stations
Newark stations
Shelford to Foxton
Thetford to Bury St Edmunds
Bedford stations

Bedford stations have a direct service between them

 

[tractakid]

Berwick and North Berwick. Takes AGES by train.

 

[Eagle]

Berwick and North Berwick. Takes AGES by train.

National Rail Enquiries says it takes eight hours (via Brighton and Thameslink seems to be quicker than taking the direct Eastbourne to Victoria services).

 

[AndyLandy]

Hehe, this again.

Hartford and Greenbank.

 

[thenorthern]

St Helens Central and St Helens Junction.

There used to be a guide in the Timetable and so far I can see Windsor and Eton Central and Windsor and Eton Riverside that hasn't been mentioned

 

[tbtc]

Berwick and North Berwick. Takes AGES by train.

National Rail Enquiries says it takes eight hours (via Brighton and Thameslink seems to be quicker than taking the direct Eastbourne to Victoria services).

Similarly, anyone Southside in Glasgow looking to watch the fitba at the national stadium may be confused to hear that it'd take around fifteen hours and £150 to get from Mount Florida to Hampden Park and back

 

[Cheds]

By way of a slight variation to this thread (or a new one if you wish, mods)

What about stations next to each other which DO have a rail link to each other but don't have a direct service?
Since I was sitting on one of the below yesterday, I'll start with:
Oxenholme and Carnforth (you have to travel via Lancaster and double back)

 

[Eagle]

Oxenholme and Carnforth do not have a rail link between them. Carnforth is only on the Barrow/Leeds lines, so it's not possible to have a train between Carnforth and Oxenholme.

Also we had a thread on that the other day.

 

[Boothby97]

Got a few here

Ely to Newmarket
Retford stations
Newark stations
Shelford to Foxton
Thetford to Bury St Edmunds
Bedford stations

Newark stations do have a direct link, some Lincoln-Nottingham trains serve North Gate, then reverse outside the station and continue to Castle.

Also, Carnforth-Oxenholme is possible
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y01127/2013/10/14/advanced
TPE run a daily Barrow-Windermere service.

 

[Cheds]

Thanks sparrow. You are correct that it is a single service, but hardly direct, since it still involves doubling back at Lancaster.

 

[David Barrett]

Knottingley/Pontefract Monkhill to Pontefract Baghill.

 

[AndyLandy]

By way of a slight variation to this thread (or a new one if you wish, mods)

What about stations next to each other which DO have a rail link to each other but don't have a direct service?
Since I was sitting on one of the below yesterday, I'll start with:
Oxenholme and Carnforth (you have to travel via Lancaster and double back)

Yep, we did this recently too.

Adjacent to my previous example of the opposite (Hartford and Greenbank); I give you Acton Bridge and Warrington Bank Quay.

Oh, and whilst we're here, the Middlewich line allows direct running from Sandbach to either Greenbank or Northwich, but no passenger services call, and there's a chord between Greenbank and Acton Bridge, but again, no passenger services call.

 

[marks87]

Glasgow Central and Queen Street - 5 minute walk, or 13 minutes and a change at Partick by rail.

And that's just between the low levels. To get between the high levels, you'd probably need to go via Greenfaulds and Whifflet.

 

[hello]

stonehouse and cam and dursley

 

[Buttsy]

Drumfrochar & Greenock West
Bridgeton & Bellgrove
Willamwood & Clarkston
Paisley Canal & Paisley Gilmour Street
Coatbridge Central & Coatbridge Sunnyside/Blairhill
Falkirk High & Falkirk Grahamston

 

[Gathursty]

Leyland to Bamber Bridge

 

[Buttsy]

Heath Low Level & Heath High Level

 

[bigfoote]

By that logic, Portsmouth and Southsea low level to Portsmouth and Southsea high/Portsmouth Harbour.

Also, Rowland's Castle to Warblington. 10 mins by car, a lot longer by train (via Havant)

 

[Buttsy]

By that logic, Portsmouth and Southsea low level to Portsmouth and Southsea high/Portsmouth Harbour.

The Heaths are on different lines. Heath Low Level is on the Coryton line and Heath High Level on the Rhymney line.

 

[bairy]

Birmingham New Street & Birmingham Moor Street

Until 2015 when the Midland Metro will apparently connect them. It is a tram not a train link though.