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Brampton, quite a way from the town centre. Google Maps says it’s a 44 minute walk
 
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johntea said:
Pontefract has always had a bit of a poor deal having three stations...but none of them really that useful to visit the town centre! Tanshelf/Monkhill are both a 15-20 minute steady walk, not sure about Baghill but that doesn’t have a frequent enough service anyway from the key locations!
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Baghill is useful for the Hospital.
IF you have an appointment that fits in with the two services each way per day.
 
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lxfe_mxtterz said:
Horwich Parkway and Blackrod: Despite having Horwich in its name, Horwich Parkway station is situated relatively far away from Horwich town centre. Infact, Blackrod station is much closer to the town centre. Thus I think it'd make more sense to rename Blackrod to Horwich Parkway & Blackrod and the current Horwich Parkway to Middlebrook to better reflect the areas they both serve. Not really a case of moving stations as such, but it'd provide better clarity for the geographical location of both stations.
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Are you not aware of what "Parkway" means?
 
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Most of the Westbury - Weymouth line stations are inconveniently sited.

Westbury, Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill are all a considerable walk from the town/village centre they serve.

Thornford and Chetnole are also quite a way from the villages they serve, despite being a pleasant walk.

Unsure about Maiden Newton and the station’s location to the village centre.
 
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Parallel said:
Most of the Westbury - Weymouth line stations are inconveniently sited.

Westbury, Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill are all a considerable walk from the town/village centre they serve.

Thornford and Chetnole are also quite a way from the villages they serve, despite being a pleasant walk.

Unsure about Maiden Newton and the station’s location to the village centre.
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Agreed. Maiden Newton is OK. It's not far to the 'centre' and is well-situated for the housing estates that can be accessed through the old goods yard, now a footpath. Yetminster is well-situated but none of these places have a 'centre' in the sense of a shopping one.
 
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Watton-at-Stone is quite out of the way, although near the A602 towards Stevenage, there are no bus links nearby
 
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Heading south from Newcastle, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Darlington and (especially) Thirsk are all inconveniently located for the town centre.
 
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xotGD said:
Heading south from Newcastle, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Darlington and (especially) Thirsk are all inconveniently located for the town centre.
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Durham is at the top of a steep hill, admittedly, but in terms of distance it's fairly near the main shopping area if not the historic centre of the city.
 
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Durham is at the top of a steep hill, admittedly, but in terms of distance it's fairly near the main shopping area if not the historic centre of the city.
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Exactly - you have to stagger back up to the station either weighed down with shopping or after a few pints.

An escalator link would be nice, or a lift from under the viaduct.
 
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Newhaven harbour is a bit inconveniently placed for me because when the ferry comes and the lorries get unloaded, they block the view from my window of the station. If the lorries came off the boat the other side of the station it would work better for me. Somewhat annoying when a test train comes late at night and I can't see
 
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I think this is an interesting thread, because most people seem to be judging station location by how near to the commercial centre it is. In fact, most pax will be coming from or going to their home. A short walk is what most want, and this can be from and to the bus stop or the car park, as an intermediate journey. If the buses are unreliable and /or infrequent, and the car parks expensive, rail will often lose out to car for the whole journey. In this respect, 'parkway' stations are only tolerable if you can drive and the other end destination is almost impossible to park at, which is why London bound commuters will put up with stations in the middle of nowhere at their end. Bristol Parkway survives on this fact. Hardly anyone 'visits' Stoke Gifford.
 
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Swindon needs a north entrance/exit. There was talk of this about 10 to 15 years ago. With the planned snow dome on oasis site this would be needed.
 
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David Emmott said:
Durham is at the top of a steep hill, admittedly, but in terms of distance it's fairly near the main shopping area if not the historic centre of the city.
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On the other hand Durham has one of the best views of a city on approach
 
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