Last update 18 September 2023
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This page shows all known instances of languages other than English, Welsh or Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaelic officially used on British, Manx and Irish railway stations.
See also Urdu
Bicester North and Bicester Village have signs in Arabic, but not including a translation of the station name.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in Arabic, but not including a translation of the station name.
| English name | Bengali name |
|---|---|
| Rinkingpong Road Beeches Light Railway | রিনকিংপং রোড |
| Whitechapel | হোয়াইটচ্যাপেল স্টেশন✖Sign over station entrance facing street: 'Whitechapel Station' হোয়াইটচ্যাপেল স্বাগতম✖Sign in station foyer over exit doors: 'Welcome to Whitechapel' হোয়াইটচ্যাপেল স্টেশনে স্বাগতম✖Sign in station entrance foyer: 'Welcome to Whitechapel Station' |
| English name | British sign language name |
|---|---|
| Handforth | HANDFORTH✖Sign placed at station entrance facing street |
| Levenshulme | LEVENSHULME STATION✖Early rendition installed 2006: 'Levenshulme station' LEVENSHULME✖Later rendition installed January 2020: 'Levenshulme' |
| English name | Cantonese Chinese name |
|---|---|
| Handforth | 漢福車站✖Plain text sign: 'Handforth station' 漢福✖MTR sign: 'Handforth' |
| Irlam | 艾林 |
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) has a welcome sign in Chinese (thought to be Cantonese), but not including a translation of the station name.
Penzance has an exterior welcome sign in Cornish, but not the station name sign.
Broad Street (London) had a sign directing international passengers to Liverpool Street in Dutch, but not including a translation of the station name.
St Pancras International has information notices in Flemish Dutch (in addition to English and French), but not including a translation of the station name.
Dover Marine had signs in French, but not including a translation of the station name. It is believed that Dover Priory had similar.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in French, but not including a translation of the station name.
Newhaven Marine had a warning sign in French, but not including a translation of the station name.
North Berwick has a welcome sign in French, but not including a translation of the station name.
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) has a welcome sign in French, but not including a translation of the station name.
St Pancras International, Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International have signs in French, but not including a translation of the station name. Stratford International also had a similar setup but the French was removed soon after construction.
| English name | German name |
|---|---|
| Newtondale North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Waßermolchental |
Newtondale station was temporarily renamed for a special event in 1991
Broad Street (London) had a sign directing international passengers to Liverpool Street in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
Dover Marine had signs in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
Newhaven Marine had a warning sign in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
North Berwick has a welcome sign in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) has a welcome sign in German, but not including a translation of the station name.
| English name | Greek name |
|---|---|
| Handforth | Χαντφορθ |
Dover Marine had signs in Italian, but not including a translation of the station name.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in Italian, but not including a translation of the station name.
Bicester North has signs in Japanese, but not including a translation of the station name.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in Japanese, but not including a translation of the station name.
Moreton in Marsh has signs in Japanese, but not including a translation of the station name.
Wallsend (Tyne & Wear Metro) has numerous signs in Latin, but not including a translation of the station name.
Bicester North, Bicester Town and Bicester Village have or had signs in Mandarin Chinese, but not including a translation of the station name.
Note: Bicester Village is a replacement for Bicester Town on a slightly different site
| English name | Nepali name |
|---|---|
| Minffordd Ffestiniog Railway | सुकना Sukna |
| Rinkingpong Road Beeches Light Railway | रिंकिंपोंग रोड |
Minffordd station was temporarily renamed for a special event in 2005. Note that it is possible this sign is in Hindi.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in Polish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) has a welcome sign in Polish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Broad Street (London) had a sign directing international passengers to Liverpool Street in Polish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Rendered in Gurmukhī script.
| English name | Punjabi name |
|---|---|
| Southall | ਸਾਊਥਹਾਲ✖Short name: 'Southall' ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ, ਸਾਊਥਹਾਲ✖Long name: 'Welcome to Southall' |
Tilbury Riverside had Russian notices, but not the station name.
Leicester had a welcome sign in Spanish, but not including a translation of the station name.
London Paddington has a welcome poster in Spanish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Newhaven Marine had a warning sign in Spanish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) has a welcome sign in Spanish, but not including a translation of the station name.
Note that this is sometimes reported as Arabic; the alphabet is the same.
| English name | Urdu name |
|---|---|
| Levenshulme | لفنشوم
 ✖This rendition does not consistently use correct letter forms (letters differ according to where they appear in a word) and some of the dots are incorrect. The rendition in the row above is a more correct translation |
Whitechapel had notices in Yiddish, but not including a translation of the station name.