Stations with terminating services but no terminating platforms

[Lrd]

Platform 5 at Southampton isn't signalled for passenger use, trains only go in their to stable sometimes.

I mentioned Sutton earlier

 

[Southend Rider]

How about Shenfield on the GEML.

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Par
Purley
Thorpe-le-Soken
Ashford
Marks Tey
Bletchley (?)
Boston, Lincs
Oxenholme Lake District

Not sure if the following still have terminating services, but they did have few years ago.

Three Bridges
Haywards Heath
Farringdon
City Thameslink
Redhill

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Bletchley (?)

I think Bletchley has been mentioned as a station with bay platforms, thanks for the other good contributions though always appreciated

 

[jones_bangor]

Bangor, Barmouth and Machynlleth..

 

[Uzair]

Totton, Petersfield(?)

What trains terminate here?

 

[GlosRail]

Gerrards Cross. Great Malvern. Bath Spa. (do any terminate there?)

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Gerrards Cross. Great Malvern. Bath Spa. (do any terminate there?)

Yep, Chiltern from pad and maylebone for Gerrars cross, FGW from the south coast at Great Malvern and i'm sure there are a dew from pad at Bath spa

 

[Lrd]

What trains terminate here?

No idea about Petersfield but at Totton, fairly sure theres a few peak extras to Totton. Can't look it up at the mo though.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Chiltern ones, all have had timetabled trains terminate at them within the past week:

Wembley Stadium
South Ruislip
West Ruislip (LUL have bay platforms on the central line. I'd argue its a separate station that shares a roof)
Gerrards Cross
Bicester North
Hatton
Dorridge
Birmingham Snow Hill
Kidderminster

Aylesbury
Bicester Town

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Is the bay at Wrexham General used for passenger services?

 

[Class377/5]

Elephant & Castle has regular termining services mon-fri

 

[MidnightFlyer]

What bay at Wrexham General? You may be thinking of p3 which is a through connecting line to / from the Borderlands line south to Shrewsbury. WSMR used it, now only first Bidston does.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

There is one at the Shrewsbury end of the station. On the last day of WSMR a unit was stabled there, but is it used for any terminating services?

 

[Lrd]

No idea about Petersfield but at Totton, fairly sure theres a few peak extras to Totton. Can't look it up at the mo though.

Found it:

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/W80577/2012/8/6

 

[12CSVT]

I think Bletchley has been mentioned as a station with bay platforms, thanks for the other good contributions though always appreciated

There isn't a bay at Bletchley (platforms 1 to 6 are all through platforms, although 6 is normally only used for Bedford trains). There is a north facing siding next to platform 1 which might have been a bay platform many years ago but is now fenced off from the public.

 

[trainmananthon]

Evening services from Manchester Oxford Rd terminate at Wilmslow (Mon-Sat)

I would add Warrington Central, Macclesfield, Lichfield City, Lichfield TV,Rugeley TV, Burnley Central*, Runcorn*, Hamilton Square**. Apologies if any of these already said that I've missed.

* 1 service per week
** 1 service per day

Burnley Central services do not terminate there, they carry on through to Colne. The only time they terminate there is if there is a major delay on a train that will affect the service behind it :P

Just like to add:
Hebden Bridge
Poppleton
St Annes on the sea (did have one not so long ago but don't know if it is still running
Beverley
Chathill
Morpeth

 

[DarloRich]

There isn't a bay at Bletchley (platforms 1 to 6 are all through platforms, although 6 is normally only used for Bedford trains). There is a north facing siding next to platform 1 which might have been a bay platform many years ago but is now fenced off from the public.

It used to be the Royal Mail dock but it IS a terminating platform, just one that has never seen a passenger train. Perhaps the rules need some clarification

(Yes - i am a pedant!)

 

[Jonny]

I'm suprised that no-one has mentioned Gateshead Metrocentre, Chathill (Northumberland), Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe. Apparently Dunbar may count due to some First Scotrail services terminating there (since 2010, apparently).

PS: Timetable confirms Dunbar, weekdays only: http://www.scotrail.co.uk/timetables-routes/1021

 

[TrainBoy98]

Southampton Central
Brockenhurst

Southampton does have a bay,

I thought of a few more though, Worthing, Northampton and Tring (?)
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Also, are Hamstead Heath or Gospal Oak?

 

[yorkie]

Tring (?)

Well, technically Tring does not have a bay as such so you are right, but the additional platform was constructed specifically for the purpose of terminating services, but with more flexibility as it is a through platform.

Also, are Hamstead Heath or Gospal Oak?

You're randomly guessing now! I can't find any trains terminating at Hampstead Heath? As for Gospel Oak [[stn]GPO[/stn]], platform 3 is a bay as you can see on Stations Made Easy for [stn]GPO[/stn] and Google Maps.

I think this thread would be more appropriate in the Quiz section (as it's being used as a quiz rather than a discussion) so I have moved it there.

 

[Batman]

I always thought platform 3 at Walsall was a through platform

It used to be a through platform, but I think it was made a terminus platform when the track from Walsall to Ryecroft Junction was rationalized in the late 70's.

It's due to be re-instated as a through platform when re-signaling is completed in 2014. That's pretty pointless if you ask me because it is occupied by terminating passenger services for about 50 minutes an hour, and northbound freight services can already use platform 1. All that needs to bed done is for the cross-overs at Pleck to be upgraded from 15mph ones to 45mph ones.
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Longbridge is used by 4 terminating trains per hour on the Birmingham Cross City line.

Blake Street still has the first Birmingham train of the day starting from there and the last but one in the evening terminating there.

Hednesford still has the last train from Birmingham terminating there as well as one early morning service on a Saturday starting and terminating there. The number of trains running through to Rugeley has been progressively increased with each passing timetable change, so the future existance of the Hednesford crossover is becoming more uncertain. This station used to be the Northern terminus of the Chase Line before 1997.

 

[OxtedL]

Hampstead Heath has the GOBLIN peak buster terminating there (not atm as the Olympics are ruining everything), I do believe, so might qualify in this slightly obscure quest.

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/L77004/2012/8/27

 

[David Goddard]

Letchworth, Royston and Bishops Stortford all spring to mind

 

[TrainBoy98]

Hampstead Heath has the GOBLIN peak buster terminating there (not atm as the Olympics are ruining everything), I do believe, so might qualify in this slightly obscure quest.

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/L77004/2012/8/27

I read that this happened in the Railway Magazine so I thought i was correct on that one

 

[IanXC]

Woo, I think I have 2 that haven't been mentioned:

Beverley
Stratford on Avon

Stratford on Avon is a Beeching case, where the line beyond the station is closed, however last time I visited the 3 platform lines all still converge beyond the station. I suppose its also an interesting case of a through station with no through services.

 

[dzug2]

A couple of FGW that haven't been mentioned:

Evesham has a terminator but no starter (Sats only)

Charlbury has a starter but no terminator(M-F)

 

[David Goddard]

Woo, I think I have 2 that haven't been mentioned:

Beverley
Stratford on Avon

Stratford on Avon is a Beeching case, where the line beyond the station is closed, however last time I visited the 3 platform lines all still converge beyond the station. I suppose its also an interesting case of a through station with no through services.

The same way as Camarthen, already mentioned.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Platform 3 at Stratford upon Avon has buffer stops. Platforms 1 & 2 have lines which continue beyond the station and form a neck to allow locomotives to run around on the many steam specials which serve Stratford. The track bed continues for a mile or so before a road got built over it.
The line used to continue to join the Cotswold line at Honeybourne, didnt it?

 

[dzug2]

Platform 3 at Stratford upon Avon has buffer stops. Platforms 1 & 2 have lines which continue beyond the station and form a neck to allow locomotives to run around on the many steam specials which serve Stratford. The track bed continues for a mile or so before a road got built over it.
The line used to continue to join the Cotswold line at Honeybourne, didnt it?

Yes - as well as on to Cheltenham where it joined the Birmingham to Gloucester line. There was a fairly complex set of curves at Honeybourne