JohnRegular
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Which services have the most interchanges with different routes to London?
By this, I mean train services that don't themselves go to London, but have the most possible interchanges with seperate services into London. It's hard to give an iron-clad definition of 'separate routes', but there should be more difference between them than a short curve or avoiding line.
A good example would be Portsmouth-Cardiff: at Cardiff and Newport one can change for Paddington via Bristol Parkway, at Bristol and Bath for Paddington via Chippenham, at Westbury for Paddington via Newbury, at Salisbury for Waterloo via Andover, at Southampton for Waterloo via Southampton Airport Parkway and Victoria via Gatwick Airport, at Fareham for Waterloo via Botley, and Portsmouth stations for Waterloo via Petersfield. A total of 8 by my count!
I would not include Portsmouth to Victoria as this shares almost all of its route with others mentioned, except the S-E curve at Portcreek junction, nor would I include Westbury to Paddington via Melksham as this involves a change.
8 seems like a lot but there must be XC services with more...
EDIT: I forgot about Bristol to Paddington via Bristol Parkway- that gives a total of 9 for Portsmouth-Cardiff!
By this, I mean train services that don't themselves go to London, but have the most possible interchanges with seperate services into London. It's hard to give an iron-clad definition of 'separate routes', but there should be more difference between them than a short curve or avoiding line.
A good example would be Portsmouth-Cardiff: at Cardiff and Newport one can change for Paddington via Bristol Parkway, at Bristol and Bath for Paddington via Chippenham, at Westbury for Paddington via Newbury, at Salisbury for Waterloo via Andover, at Southampton for Waterloo via Southampton Airport Parkway and Victoria via Gatwick Airport, at Fareham for Waterloo via Botley, and Portsmouth stations for Waterloo via Petersfield. A total of 8 by my count!
I would not include Portsmouth to Victoria as this shares almost all of its route with others mentioned, except the S-E curve at Portcreek junction, nor would I include Westbury to Paddington via Melksham as this involves a change.
8 seems like a lot but there must be XC services with more...
EDIT: I forgot about Bristol to Paddington via Bristol Parkway- that gives a total of 9 for Portsmouth-Cardiff!
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