Trivia: Stations on our railway network which are closed but the platforms still exist.

[Llama]

Are they still any remnants of Manchester exchanges platforms?

Yes, there is a walking route along one of them next to the Reversing Siding where units are stabled.

 

[R G NOW.]

Pilning, Closed about two years ago. One platform still open for one direction trains, I think they are wondering what to do with it. Put in a new footbridge or close it completely and build a new one.

 

[AC47461]

Felixstowe Beach
Brocklesby (I don't think that's been mentioned but it might have been)
Finningley

 

[Iskra]

RES Platforms at Preston

 

[61653 HTAFC]

And 250 miles to the North, Park Station which was situated between Miles Platting and Clayton Bridge stations on the L&Y route from Manchester to Huddersfield, platforms overgrown but still in place and visible when onboard passing trains.

Park, east of Miles Platting in Manchester.

Miles Platting itself!

 

[farleigh]

St Leonard's Marina

 

[LOL The Irony]

Longsight still has a few remenants

 

[DannyMich2018]

Kingskerswell between Torre and Newton abbot still have very visible (heavily overgrown) platforms, recent times have been talking about re-opening this station. Nuneaton Abbey street still have some signs I think a boarded up building/shelter is all what's visible at this station I believe closed back in 1968. Also I believe some remains of platform (s) survive south of Nuneaton on the Coventry line at Chilvers Coton station.

 

[tommy2215]

Brightside in Sheffield

 

[Highlandspring]

And Attercliffe!

 

[imagination]

Platforms on both sides of the trackbed at Alton (Staffs) are still there, but there is a huge difference in condition between the two - one side is in better condition than the platforms of more than just a few in-use stations, while the other has fully grown trees growing out of the middle of it.

 

[Dougal2345]

Ampress Works on the Lymington branch.There's still a sign of some kind fixed to the fence on the platform, but the trains rattle through so fast that I've never been able to read it.

I had a look at the sign to-day, it's a slightly ironic one for a Closed Station:

 

[pnepaul]

Goldborne(?) between Warrington and Wigan.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Miles Platting itself!

Interesting, I didn't realise there was still anything remaining at Miles Platting.

 

[haggishunter]

I've alighted from and re-boarded a train, plus had a wander on the platform at Tomatin while waiting to pass another train not that long after the smoking ban game in to force in Scotland and the guard announced there would be a 10-15minute delay and if anyone wanted a smoke... I don't smoke but went out for the novelty! [It's not the only time, but I hate to think how not allowed it is]

Must be a bit annoying for people in Tomatin that so many trains stop there to pass yet the station is long since closed! Any particular reason why Carrbridge survived and Tomatin closed?

 

[Llama]

Interesting, I didn't realise there was still anything remaining at Miles Platting.

There isn't, the track was realigned in autumn 1998 with the remodelling of Manchester Victoria area (to Thorpes Bridge Jn and Baguley Fold Jn) and the Ashton line platforms were removed then. The Rochdale line platforms were removed before then. One of the only traces that there was ever a station there is on the A62 Oldham Road - glazed bricks can be seen going up the side of a bridge which were part of the wall of the staircase up to the station.

 

[randyrippley]

as far as I can remember all three ex-stations on the Midland & Furness joint line still retain their platforms
Melling, Arkholme, Borwick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furness_and_Midland_Joint_Railway

 

[The Prisoner]

Upton-by-Chester. Replaced by Bache in the mid 80s. Both platform edges still clearly visible

 

[richard1976]

The National Rail platform at East Putney

 

[Julia]

Pretty sure at least one at Norwich Trowse is still there.

 

[Scouseinmanc]

I went for a glorious walk yesterday, up at Healey Dell Nature Reserve.
After walking along the Healey Dell Viaduct, which is an engineering masterpiece in itself, I came across the old platform at Broadley station (closed in 1945).
The station was on the old line of the Rochdale to Bacup railway.

 

[Cletus]

This website a good way to find stations, it has a link to the PDF below.
https://www.systemed.net/atlas/

Big PDF map
https://www.systemed.net/carto/New_Adlestrop_Railway_Atlas.pdf

 

[oddiesjack]

Buxworth between Chinley and New Mills.

Buxworth is an odd one, as it only ever had platforms on the fast lines. As it served a small community, the only trains that would sensibly call there would be stopping trains, which would be routed via the slow lines. Only a small number of stoppers would run on the fasts between Chinley and Buxworth Junction, giving the village a very poor service, hence it's early closure in the 1950s. Bizarrely, the station buildings (still extant) are the wrong way round with what was originally built as the passenger entrance side now facing the platform. This was due to a massive landslide immediately to the SE of the station resulting in the repaired route passing the other side of the station building. This happened before passenger services commenced.

There is still a short piece of Peak Forest station platform left, which even though the station is closed is still used by freight crews who sign on there. Thus making it a closed station where people still get on and off trains!

 

[Ianigsy]

Two former main line platforms at Rock Ferry.

 

[Journeyman]

Blake Hall, on the Epping - Ongar line. It was closed in 1982, and the platform was largely demolished shortly afterwards, to stop drivers stopping anyway and letting people on and off unofficially.

LU closed the line in 1994, and it's since passed into preservation.

The platform has recently been at least partially rebuilt, so Epping - Ongar Railway trains could stop there, but I don't think there's any plans for them to do so.

 

[alistairlees]

Grangetown if it hasn’t already been said. I just passed through it. Even the platform edge stones are all still in place

 

[Ianno87]

Miles Platting itself!

I didn't think there was anything left of Miles Platting now? Perhaps just a short section on the Ashton lines where a subway used to be?

It did, however certainly stand intact for a number of years after closure.

 

[Elecman]

RES Platforms at Preston

Not closed still used occasionally, regularly used for train stabling, you would be more correct with Platform 7 at Preston

 

[alistairlees]

Also Lullingstone which I just passed through between Swanley and Eynsford. It was built for an airport that never materialised.

 

[och aye]

Meadowbank Stadium
Abbeyhill
Dalry Road
Murrayfield
Merchiston
Newhaven
Granton Gas Works
Pinkhill
Trinity
Easter Road Junction
Leith Walk

and probably a few more in Edinburgh that I can't think of right now.