UK railway station trivia

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This page is dedicated to those things that don't fit easily into other pages. Additional items will be added as and when the editor thinks they will be of interest to readers. Feel free to send any suggestions!

Which stations have… a platform 0?

Cardiff Central	opened by May? 2002
Chippenham	south side platform is referred to as 'platform 0', though it currently has no track
Doncaster	temporary platform used 27 May 2000 to at least 1 June 2000; permanent platform opened 4 December (first trains called 12 December) 2016
Gravesend	opened 6 January 2014
Haymarket	opened 27 December 2006
Hooton	former platform 2, adjacent to station building, used by charter trains; since renumbering 18 May 1985 often referred to as 'platform 0'
Kings Cross	opened 25 May 2010
Preston	temporary use of old parcels platform, used in 2004
Rainham	opened 29 March 2016
Redhill	opened 2 January 2018
Stockport	opened for occasional use c.18 September 2005; regular use March 2008

Which stations have… names reflecting commerce?

Note that not all stations are currently open, words such as "halt" are omitted and the list is somewhat subjective; the editor's decision is final, but generally the 'benefit of the doubt' is given!

Ampress

Bicester Village

British Steel Redcar

Dunrobin Castle

Etihad Campus [Manchester Metrolink]

Great Central [London Underground; renamed Marylebone in 1917]

IBM

Loch Eil Outward Bound

Lympstone Commando

Manchester United Football Club

Rams Line

Singer

Stadium Of Light

The Hawthorns

Watford Stadium

Coventry Arena was originally to be named Ricoh Arena but did not open under this name

Which stations have… the highest elevation?

England

Scotland

Wales

Waenavon (1392ft above sea level) (if you know the highest operational station, please let the editor know!)

Isle of Man

Which stations have… 'Harrington Humps'?

This Wikipedia page gives a simple description of what a Harrington Hump is. Entries in this table are based on the editor's interpretation of often cryptic source information.

Aberdovey	Single	3 December 2009 (formal opening)
Adderley Park	Both	21 February 2014
Amberley	Down	5 December 2014
Ancaster	Up	15 November 2013
Arram	Both	1 November 2013
Battersby	Single	2 December 2013
Bingham	Up	13 September 2013
Blaydon	Up	13 September 2013
Bootle	Down	5 August 2013
Brampton	Single	14 February 2014
Brandon	Both	14 February 2014
Braystones	Single	21 July 2013
Broome	Single	by spring 2015
Bryn	Up	1 August 2013
Builth Road	Single	by spring 2015
Burnley Barracks	Single	27 September 2013
Copplestone	Single	14 March 2014
Corkickle	Single	21 July 2013
Crediton	Up	7 March 2014
Dalton	Southbound	October 2012
Danzey	Both	23 May 2014
Drigg	Up	29 July 2013
Dyffryn Ardudwy	Single
Earlswood	Up	10 January 2014
Eccles	Up	6 August 2013
Entwhistle	Single	28 July 2013
Exeter St Thomas	Down	28 March 2014
Exton	Single	7 March 2014
Farnworth	Up	21 July 2013 Station since rebuilt (2015) so probably no longer present
Ferryside	Single	August 2015
Flimby	Up	8 July 2013
Flixton	Down	4 August 2013
Great Bentley	Both	28 March 2014
Great Coates	Down	4 October 2013
Great Coates	Up	25 October 2013
Grindleford	Up	20 September 2013
Hadfield	Single	6 August 2013
Harrington	Both	8 December 2008 (first 'hump' only)
Heighington	Both	18 October 2013
Henley in Arden	Down	26 September 2014
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	Up	8 July 2013
Hunmanby	Down	15 November 2013
Hutton Cranswick	Down	10 January 2014
Hutton Cranswick	Up	27 September 2013
Kearsley	Up	15 July 2013
Kents Bank		by November 2014
Knucklas	Single	during spring 2015
Lapworth	Down	7 February 2014
Lapworth	Up	6 October 2013
Lawrence Hill	Down	7 March 2014
Llanbister Road	Single	31 January 2015
Llangennech	Single	28 February 2015
Llangunllo	Single	31 January 2015
Llwyngwril	Single
Lowdham	Both	13 October 2013
Market Rasen	Both	13 October 2013
Nafferton	Down	24 October 2014
Nafferton	Up	1 November 2013
New Lane	Up	31 October 2014
Newton St Cyres	Single	14 March 2014
North Road	Single	4 October 2013
Northwich	Both	1 April 2011
Oulton Broad South	Single	14 February 2014
Parton	Both	15 July 2013
Pegswood	Up	21 March 2014
Pembroke	Single	August 2015
Pembroke Dock	Single	August 2015
Penrhyndeudraeth	Single	24 January 2015
Pleasington	Down	28 July 2013
Pontarddulais	Single	19 January 2015
Portsmouth Arms	Single	28 March 2014
Rauceby	Down	25 October 2013
Redbridge	Up	22 March 2014
St Albans Abbey	Single	17 July 2009 (installation) 11 August 2009 (formal opening)
St Bees	Northbound	October 2012
Sankey	Up	20 September 2013
Seascale	Both	October 2012
Seaton Carew	Both	30 May 2014
Spooner Row	Down	21 March 2014
Stapleton Road	Down	7 March 2014
Starbeck	Down	15 November 2013
Swineshead	Down	15 November 2013
Talsarnau	Single	24 January 2015
The Lakes	Both	10 January 2014
Thornton Abbey	Both	6 June 2014
Valley	Both?	14 May 2010 (formal opening)
Whaley Bridge	Buxton	by February 2013
Whitehaven	Through	by October 2011
Wigton	Down	8 July 2013
Wood End	Up	23 May 2014
Yorton	Down	15 April 2016

Which stations have… been used but never had trains?

Which stations have… the largest concourse?

Which stations have… been built but never opened?

Over the years, many stations have been proposed but never come to fruition. This list attempts to show those where at least some physical construction started before they were abandoned. All are "main line" schemes unless stated otherwise.

Barrhead (New) [Glenfield-Patterton]

Brierdene [Monkseaton]

Brockley Hill [Elstree South-Edgware, Underground]

Collywell Bay [Monkseaton]

Crowlands [Chadwell Heath-Romford]

Doncaster (York Road)

Dykebar [Barrhead (New)-Paisley East]

Ferguslie [Stanley-Paisley St James, possibly used for excursion traffic]

Glenfield [Barrhead (New)-Stanley]

Highgate (High Level) [Underground]

Lullingstone [Swanley-Eynsford]

North End [Golders Green-Hampstead, Underground]

Queens Road [Clapton]

Paisley East [Dykebar-Paisley Gilmour Street]

Richboro Port

Snaith & Pollington [Sykehouse-Carlton Towers]

Stanely [Glenfield-Ferguslie]

Swithland [Rothley-Quorn]

Sykehouse [Thorpe in Balne-Snaith & Pollington]

Thorpe in Balne [Sykehouse-Adwick]

Warmsworth

Which stations have… services provided only by companies other than the station facility operator (SFO)?

Which stations have… the longest platforms?

Cheriton (791m long)

Bournemouth (platform 3/4 combined; 522m long)

Gloucester (platform 1/2 combined; 494m long)

Edinburgh Waverley (platform 10/11 combined; 492m long)

Perth (platform 4; 473m long)

Aberdeen (platform 6; 460m long)

Darlington (platform 4; 458m long)

Crewe (platform 6; 450m long)

Which stations have… the shortest platforms?

Beauly (15m long)

Dilton Marsh (both platforms, 15m long)

Gilfach Fargoed (both platforms, 17m long)

Berney Arms (18m long)

Sugar Loaf (21m long)

Llandecwyn (22m long)

Tygwyn (22m long)

Llandanwg (23m long)

Stourbridge Town (27m long)

Loch Eil Outward Bound (28m long)

Avoncliff (both platforms, 30m long)

Causeland (30m long)

Coombe (30m long)

Sandplace (30m long)

St Keyne (30m long)