[Trivia] What station is highest from local ground level?

[SynthD]

Do you mean the whole station, or does your criterion include those with a ticket office at ground level and platforms above? If so, Earlsfield has a pretty stiff climb (and until the last few years, no lift).

I was thinking of the greatest drop from any part of the public platform to any station entrance or public road or path or pavement below. I like all of the interpretations you have, there isn't a wrong one yet if I'm the judge.

 

[S&CLER]

The large horizontal distance was why I cited Denby Dale rather than Dent as my example, as the height difference in that case is fairly insignificant in relation to the horizontal distance.

Unfortunately the really gruelling climb up to Dent station is right at the end, from Lea Yeat; if you walk from Dent village, as I have done more than once, or from Sedbergh as I did on one occasion, you will really feel it just when you are already tired. Walking from Ribblehead to Dent over the top of Blea Moor tunnel and past Dent Head Farm, you can avoid this final ascent by taking the higher path, a fine level grassy track, a former drove road, with splendid views of the railway, and then ending with a few hundred yards downhill along a quiet road to Dent station.

 

[Dr Hoo]

Ptarmigan station, at the top of the Cairngorm Funicular (currently closed), is over 1,500 feet above the nearest 'street' (serving the lower station).

Possibly in with a chance?

 

[py_megapixel]

Ptarmigan station, at the top of the Cairngorm Funicular (currently closed), is over 1,500 feet above the nearest 'street' (serving the lower station).

Possibly in with a chance?

If we're allowing things like that, how about Snowdon Summit station, situated about 2400ft above Pen-y-Pass?

 

[philthetube]

Worcester Foregate st, is pretty high.

Mill Hill East on the underground

 

[greyman42]

Knaresborough?

 

[DorkingMain]

It always struck me how high Tolworth station is compared to the road below.

Peckham Rye is similarly quite raised.

 

[themiller]

What about St Pancras?

 

[Jan Mayen]

Dorking Deepdene?

 

[Altnabreac]

Corrour. 150m above the public road network on the A86.

 

[DorkingMain]

Winnersh Triangle is another one that comes to mind.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Berrylands is quite high up.

 

[bradleyd]

How about Swindon for starters? And then there's Pontypridd, of course

With pontypridd, it depends on which side you're on. If you're going to the main road (Broadway), then it is quite a height above it, if however you're going to high Street (the graig mainroad) it's almost on the level

 

[Amlag]

Exeter St Thomas platforms are up a couple of flights of stairs from the street below and it is on a very long viaduct with numerous ( ? 30+ ) arches.

 

[hermit]

West Dulwich?

 

[contractador]

Another vote for Dorking Deepdene. Feels even higher on a plywood platform!

 

[alistairlees]

Waterloo East must also be reasonably high up. It feels a long way up the steps anyway (though that’s to get up to the overbridge)

 

[paddy1]

London Road (Brighton) at edge of high viaduct?

 

[Bald Rick]

Waterloo East must also be reasonably high up. It feels a long way up the steps anyway (though that’s to get up to the overbridge)

That would be my guess too. Not for nothing is the entrance from next to The Wellington known as ‘the never ending staircase’.

 

[HSP 2]

I would also say Manchester Piccadilly but only platforms 13 & 14 IIRC there is a lot of flat "land" next to platform 1 unless this is also on the bridge that supports some / all? Of the main platforms.

 

[edwin_m]

I would also say Manchester Piccadilly but only platforms 13 & 14 IIRC there is a lot of flat "land" next to platform 1 unless this is also on the bridge that supports some / all? Of the main platforms.

The whole of Piccadilly is on a viaduct, including the land next to Platform 1 which used to be the rail access to a goods station about where Gateway House now is. The surrounding streets (on all sides) and the Metrolink lines that pass under Piccadilly are at ground level. The land falls away a bit from the north to the south, as this is the valley of the River Medlock with the actual river just north of Mancunian Way, so 13 and 14 are higher above ground than the other platforms.

 

[HSP 2]

The whole of Piccadilly is on a viaduct, including the land next to Platform 1 which used to be the rail access to a goods station about where Gateway House now is. The surrounding streets (on all sides) and the Metrolink lines that pass under Piccadilly are at ground level. The land falls away a bit from the north to the south, as this is the valley of the River Medlock with the actual river just north of Mancunian Way, so 13 and 14 are higher above ground than the other platforms.

Thanks for that, do you know if you can get access to the undercroff at Manchester Piccadilly?

 

[py_megapixel]

Thanks for that, do you know if you can get access to the undercroff at Manchester Piccadilly?

The Piccadilly undercroft is where the tram platforms are and so is open to the public - you head towards the Fairfield Street exit (turn left out of the ticket gates), go down the escalators, but once you get to the bottom, rather than head out of the glass doors, you walk round the escalators to the right and there's an entrance with yellow Metrolink branding which goes into the undercroft.

 

[DorkingMain]

That would be my guess too. Not for nothing is the entrance from next to The Wellington known as ‘the never ending staircase’.

Possibly, but then you go back down quite steeply to get to the platforms.

 

[paul1609]

Ryde pier Head when the tides out.

 

[vic-rijrode]

Croxley Green and Mansfield Central.....oh wait...

 

[edwin_m]

Thanks for that, do you know if you can get access to the undercroff at Manchester Piccadilly?

The Piccadilly undercroft is where the tram platforms are and so is open to the public - you head towards the Fairfield Street exit (turn left out of the ticket gates), go down the escalators, but once you get to the bottom, rather than head out of the glass doors, you walk round the escalators to the right and there's an entrance with yellow Metrolink branding which goes into the undercroft.

There's various other stuff down there - probably to do with the station services and maybe staff car parks. But the access into it off Sheffield Street is protected by a fearsome-looking barrier that rises out of the road surface and looks fit to stop a truck, so I don't think casual visitors would be welcome.

 

[Gloster]

Ryde pier Head when the tides out.

Ryde Pier Head is not very high above ‘ground’ (well, sea) level even at low springs and considerably less at high tide. What state of the tide do you calculate the height on?

 

[Surreytraveller]

Waterloo East must also be reasonably high up. It feels a long way up the steps anyway (though that’s to get up to the overbridge)

I was going to suggest Waterloo East. I is a hike to walk up all those steps!

 

[ijmad]

London Bridge plats 10-15 are accessible on the level from the station approach.

The approach road itself is elevated and slopes up and away from the 'real' ground level of Tooley and St Thomas St. It's built on top of a combination of dirt mounts and railway arches. The real road vs platform level on the 'through' side of the station can be seen from Tooley St and is quite considerable, over two storeys (there's a two storey building under platform 10-15 which are considerably lower).