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Trivia: Largest stations by physical size?

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Is there a list of the physically largest stations anywhere? Which are the most likely candidates?
 
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Largest on NR by number of platforms must be Waterloo (assuming all of them are in use).
However, if you are going by area, it would depend on how you delimit it - do you count just the area covered by buildings, platforms and adjacent tracks, or do you include the pointwork?
 
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30907 said:
Largest on NR by number of platforms must be Waterloo (assuming all of them are in use).
However, if you are going by area, it would depend on how you delimit it - do you count just the area covered by buildings, platforms and adjacent tracks, or do you include the pointwork?
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They are definitely all in use now. But you’re right about having to be specific about what you take in, just at Waterloo you’d have the platforms, the concourse, the shops and office range, a covered forecourt, bus and taxi ramps, etc etc...
 
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Does the OP only want to list UK stations only? There are far bigger stations outside of the UK.
 
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Hopefully a Cambrian Line expert can confirm but I assume the access path to Dovey Junction station form the A487 is part of the station hence would bump it up somewhat in terms of station footprint.
 
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I don't think the yard at Clapham counts as part of Clapham Junction station, but it's a nice try ;)
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Hopefully a Cambrian Line expert can confirm but I assume the access path to Dovey Junction station form the A487 is part of the station hence would bump it up somewhat in terms of station footprint.
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I don't think a narrow path, however long, would be much of a match for the huge overall area of some stations.

The real question is whether you count the station footprint as the area, or the overall floor space by adding up each level ;)
 
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Gathursty said:
Hopefully a Cambrian Line expert can confirm but I assume the access path to Dovey Junction station form the A487 is part of the station hence would bump it up somewhat in terms of station footprint.
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If that counts then my suggestion is Middlewood, given that it's accessed via the Middlewood Way, which is over 10 miles long. :)
 
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vlad said:
If that counts then my suggestion is Middlewood, given that it's accessed via the Middlewood Way, which is over 10 miles long. :)
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I think we need to be serious here. I believe a station is its platforms, as far out as a train waits to enter the station, the buildings, the concourse , back offices, car parks, taxi ranks., bus lanes etc hence why I said St Pancras
 
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