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Trivia: UK's station with least facilities
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Polarbear
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Tygwyn is pretty small.
Check out the "Least Used Staions" videos produced by Geoff Marshall on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/user/geofftech2/videos
Strathclyder
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As does Falls of Cruachan.
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That honour goes to British Steel Redcar.
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Which is an unambiguous ORR published fact, so now standby for another few dozen suggestions...
eastdyke
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Or a title change to 'shortest'?
Perhaps 'least used' is what the OP meant? Anyway, according to ORR figures for 2017-8 (the latest available) the stations with the fewest total passenger entries+exits over the whole year (estimated) were:
British Steel Redcar 40
Barry Links 52
Denton 70
Teesside Airport 74
Stanlow & Thornton 92
I should add that the ORRs estimates for usage of little-used stations has sometimes been shown to be wildly inaccurate.
Kite159
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Both by folk using the stations using rover/ranger tickets, and in the case of Golf Street [for example] folk buying tickets for Carnoustie in the event they miss the Golf Street train (or finish earlier to catch the previous service, only using Golf Street as it's closer to their house).
Also some stations gets increased by folk buying tickets to/from that station but not using said tickets
Odd. Its meant to be the station with the least facilities.
No. Gilfach Fargoed is fairly well used. but there is nothing there.
johnnychips
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Not even a ‘bus’ shelter?
If I remember correctly, the original title referred to the 'smallest' station, and Gilfach Fargoed would appear to be a contender for that title, apparently being able to accommodate only a single carriage.
There seems to be a basic shelter on both platforms, which doesn't set it apart from a great many stations, I'm sure there will be stations with absolutely nothing at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilfa...e:Gilfach_Fargoed_railway_station_in_2009.jpg
PHILIPE
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It's more or less part of Bargoed and well built up area
Glenn1969
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I thought Shippea Hill normally features high on this list
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The platform at Conon Bridge is 15m, whereas Gilfach Fargoed is 16m (both according to Wikipedia anyway!)
Kite159
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It had a boost in the stats due to media events, no doubt it will return to the bottom 10 in a couple years time.
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Beauly is reported to be shorter than Conon Bridge by 0.02m
Milner, Chris (August 2013). "Size matters: Beauly has the shortest platform". The Railway Magazine. 159 (1, 348): 88.
Milner, Chris (August 2013). "Size matters: Beauly has the shortest platform". The Railway Magazine. 159 (1, 348): 88.
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Then please edit it to what you want it to mean...
DarloRich
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Station usage figures are readily available on the internet. This is hardly "trivia"!
DarloRich
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Perhaps changing the title and contents of the first post might be an idea!
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What's the odd chance those 40 aren't train spotters (or the like)?
duffield
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New contender for next set of stats: IBM, zero - still officially open but service now suspended until further notice, no replacement bus.
I have changed the title to reflect this but can you please ensure thread titles are descriptive and clear in future. Thanks
I doubt any spotters go there as there wouldn't be much to see!
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