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Stonebridge Park Station is a Network Rail station in Tokyngton in the London Borough of Brent. It serves London Overground and Bakerloo line trains. The new estate was designed to attract wealthy City men commuting to London and boasted 60 large villas with views of the Surrey Hills. By 1901, however, the estate had lost…
Located in Zone 3 of the London Underground, Kew Bridge Station is served by Overground and District Line trains from Richmond. The station was recently extensively refurbished. The Q Theatre once stood opposite the station, where actors like Vivien Leigh and Joan Collins staged plays that later became West End hits. Also nearby is the…
Lincoln Ware never fathomed his hometown would one day dedicate a street to him. But that’s exactly what happened on Friday. The unusual layout of Ware station with a single bidirectional platform and track on an otherwise double track railway creates the potential for head on collisions. Hence, the Northern & Eastern Railway Act 1844…
Located in the heart of North Lanarkshire, Motherwell Station is a hub for national train services with 96 services calling per week. This includes services on the Argyle Line, Hamilton Circle line, and trains to Cumbernauld. From Monday 1 May, customers will notice some changes to how they access the station forecourt and Muir Street…
Winchester Center Station is undergoing a major renovation to improve structural safety and accessibility for all riders. The project will also add elevators, upgraded canopies, signs and railings, benches, bike racks and a public address system. During the pre-construction phase of the project, contractors will be paring the site, installing fencing and conducting vibration monitoring….
Many trains run into and out of Leighton Buzzard every day. The station opens before the first train arrives and closes after the last service leaves. Leighton Buzzard is home to the 2ft-gauge Leighton Buzzard Railway, which opened in 1919. It was originally built to transport sand from the Double Arches and Vandyke Quarry, but…
A new cycle hub at Salisbury Station has been launched. It’s the first part of forecourt improvements that SWR is funding with money from their customer and community improvement fund. Representatives from SWR, Wiltshire Council and Co Bikes were on hand to open the facility. Stepping off a train onto ornate original tiles, imagine a…
A large village on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Hampshire, Liphook has a strong community feel. Home to a public house, shops and Infant School the village adjoins the National Ludshott Common and offers an excellent selection of homes. Work is underway to replace the footbridge with lifts providing step free access between platforms for…
The train station at Gourock is a convenient base for travellers to explore the Clydeside region of Scotland. This town is a popular tourist destination and has numerous attractions and sights to enjoy. Visitors should plan ahead to avoid travel disruption. ScotRail’s new Monday to Saturday timetable will reduce the number of Glasgow to Gourock…
Pontypridd is a town of high street names and renowned shops, bars and pubs – all just a short walk from the station. The sprawling Ynysangharad Park and cricket ground is also close by. The station was built by the Taff Vale Railway, the first major locomotive railway into Wales and designed by Isambard Kingdom…