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Railway station data

A (hopefully) comprehensive listing

Stations not served by their Station Facility Owner (SFO)

Last update 16 January 2019

Additional information is always gratefully received, whether entirely new records (particularly historical records), or information to fill in gaps or correct errors, via the contact link under the Miscellaneous entry in the navigation bar above.  Thank you.

Stations introduction | Stations not served by SFO

This is a list of stations operated by one company but only served by other companies.

TOC controlled stations served only by other TOCs

Throughout the years there have been some anomalies where a station is the responsibility of a particular train operating company (TOC), but the service patterns mean that those stations are only served by other TOCs.  This list shows all known examples.

Notes

1. Stamford station, operated by East Midlands Trains, is often quoted as one not served by its SFO.  Since 11 November 2007 (franchise change), it has mainly been served by CrossCountry, but East Midlands Trains does run a few very early and very late trains.
2. Batley station, operated by Northern, is sometimes quoted as one not served by its SFO.  From 20 May 2018, it was mainly served by TransPennine Express, but Northern ran one very early train.  From 10 December 2018 Northern increased its service level.
3. Stourbridge Town station, operated by London Midland/wmtrains (West Midlands Railway), has been served only by Pre Metro Operations since June 2009 (a weekend service operated before then, believed from 2006, with the SFO providing the weekday service).  This service is provided under contract to the SFO TOC.
4. Owing to a combination of issues, Northern had to withdraw its Windermere branch service from 4 June 2018.  After two weeks, charter operator West Coast Railway ran a service, funded by the DfT and free to the public, for nearly a fortnight until Northern restarted its own service.

Bi-level stations such as Tamworth are interesting, where it is possible to consider the different levels as separate stations.  In this case, the high level platforms are operated by London Midland/wmtrains (London Northwestern Railway) but served exclusively by CrossCountry; London Midland/wmtrains (London Northwestern Railway) serves the low level platforms.  Both levels together are technically the same station.

Non-TOC controlled stations

Some station facility owners do not run any trains themselves and are shown here.  Note that "Network Rail" in this context can also be interpreted as "Railtrack" for dates when Railtrack was trading.

Notes

1. The summer Saturday service to Corfe Castle, operated by the main line TOC, is run as a charter service but open to the public, funded by Swanage Railway.
2. The summer Sunday service to Okehampton (and later also Sampford Courtenay), operated by the main line TOC, was run as a charter service but open to the public, funded by Devon county council.  However, it ran as an experimental service, regulated as such.  In future it may become part of the franchised service.
3. There is potential for confusion as to the operator at Ebbsfleet and Stratford International.  See this international operator page.

Here is an article illustrating the Railtrack symbols used at the Major Stations (site registration now required).

Pre-privatisation examples

This listing gives equivalent arrangements to the top list but before privatisation.  As the list concerns itself with station operator, not owner, it excludes the numerous instances (mainly in the early years of railways) where a larger company leased a line from a smaller, usually local, company.  Also excluded are the many occurrences of "joint" committees that controlled stations and lines where at least one of the constituents ran trains there.

In addition, the District line ran to Upminster, Central line to Ongar and West Ruislip and Northern line to Barnet and Mill Hill East over LMS/LNER/GWR lines.  Full details are awaited.