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Scenes of tearful farewells and brief encounters, Britain's 2,000 railway stations have much going for them. But today we have more disused than operational ones. Even so, overgrown buildings and platforms retain a certain romance.
Visit our collection of forgotten stations and junctions by clicking on their names below. |
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Opened
1863
Company
Midland
Closed
1967
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5m E of Buxton, Derbyshire
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Opened
1849
Company
Newcasttle & Berwick
Closed
1965
Location
7m SW of Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1963
Location
4½m W of Bradford, W Yorks
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Opened
1861
Company
Border Counties
Closed
1963
Location
15m N of Hexham, Nrthmbrlnd
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Opened
1898
Company
Lancashire, Derbyshire & E Coast
Closed
1951
Location
5m NW of Mansfield, Derbyshire
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Opened
1883
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
½m E of Bakewell town centre
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Opened
1864
Company
Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith
Closed
1966
Location
7m NW of Keswick
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
4m SW of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1863
Company
Great Eastern
Closed
1964
Location
9m E of Stevenage
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Opened
1856
Company
Darlington & Barnard Castle
Closed
1965
Location
2½m E of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1862
Company
Eden Valley
Closed
1956
Location
5m SE of Penrith
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Opened
1867
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1954
Location
North London
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Opened
1882
Company
Bala & Ffestiniog
Closed
1960
Location
2½m NW of Bala, Gwynedd
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Opened
1883
Company
Midland
Closed
1962
Location
2m NW of Bakewell
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Opened
1848
Company
East Lancashire
Closed
1966
Location
5m S of Accrington
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Opened
1867
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1954
Location
North London
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Opened
1857
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1964
Location
2½m N of Bishop Auckland
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Opened
1872
Company
London & South Western
Closed
1982
Location
3m N of Bideford
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Opened
1865
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1965
Location
4m E of Market Weighton
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
2m W of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1862
Company
Sth Durham & Lancashire Union
Closed
1961
Location
2½m W of Barnard Castle
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Opened
1867
Company
North Staffordshire
Closed
1988
Location
2m S of Leek
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Opened
1882
Company
Bala & Ffestiniog
Closed
1961
Location
2m S of Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Opened
1910
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1960
Location
SE of Manchester city centre
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Opened
1862
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1968
Location
6m E of Sandy
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Opened
1862
Company
North British
Closed
1969
Location
8m NE of Newcastleton
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Opened
1847
Company
York & Newcastle
Closed
1969
Location
12½m W of Northallerton
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Opened
1839
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1967
Location
2m W of Newcastle city centre
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Opened
1858
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1954
Location
4½m W of Northallerton
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Opened
1885
Company
Scarborough & Whitby
Closed
1965
Location
6m NW of Scarborough
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Opened
1882
Company
Bala & Ffestiniog
Closed
1961
Location
7m S of Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Opened
1887
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1953
Location
6m W of Alnwick
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| One-shot gallery |
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Former station buildings, now living quarters.
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Disused stations buildings now put to social or commercial use.
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Platforms and buildings, left to decay and captured in a single frame.
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