py_megapixel
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Sorry, that wasn't intended as sarcasm at that point but honestly it was a stupid question on my part.Not sure if that was sarcasm...
But of course not.
Sorry, that wasn't intended as sarcasm at that point but honestly it was a stupid question on my part.Not sure if that was sarcasm...
But of course not.
Platform 1 in Aberdeen. Essentially just an ostrisised bay at the top of the station used for stabling moves.
No signage, no number, no tactles, nothing but crooked concrete muck. Expected, for a platform not used by passenger services in decades.
Preston Platform 7 is barely even used! It has nothing of note apart from a bike shop.
That's a temporary replacement for platform 1 while it is being rebuilt with the new platform 0. The end of the old platform 1 (1A) was a bit of a hike from civilisation, as are the ends of 4, 5 & 6The new platform at Leeds could be in with a shout and I can recall one at Sheffield being quite similar, but that was years ago.
Castleford anyone?
Is Castleford a "major" station as defined by the OP?Castleford anyone?
Doesn't the early/late LNER service often end up in there?
Are the Perth end bays (at Stirling) now signalled for passenger use?
Maybe, but there is every conceivable type of fast food takeaway within a 100 yards of the station. The nearby pubs aren’t too shabby either!Liverpool Central. Cat B station, 3 platforms, ~16million passengers a year
0 platform facilities. There’s about 10 seats if those count
Yes Liverpool Central seems a strange choice. Whilst seating limited, the platforms are fully enclosed so no need for waiting rooms, they have PIS, help points, are generally well staffed. Add to that the average wait for a train (except Ellesmere Port/Sundays) is about 7.5 minutes even if you'd just turned up, but many passengers will wait less as they would have looked times up so I'm not sure what else you'd need especially for such a short time.Maybe, but there is every conceivable type of fast food takeaway within a 100 yards of the station. The nearby pubs aren’t too shabby either!
Now you mention it... what about platform 16, which no longer has its enclosed shelter? It is in the main section so under the roof, but water still comes in when it rains heavily.Various platforms at Leeds have been mentioned a couple of times, but for me the narrow platform 9-11 island is the one that sticks out as being a bit spartan. A shelter about halfway between the two footbridges is all you get for facilities... said shelter used to contain a vending machine which was usually broken, but now has just a departure screen IIRC.
Feels a bit like an afterthought in terms of facilities (despite being the main platform for westbound inter-city journeys) but apart from the odd idiot who doesn't know how escalators work and decides to congregate at the bottom, it isn't all that bad.Now you mention it... what about platform 16, which no longer has its enclosed shelter? It is in the main section so under the roof, but water still comes in when it rains heavily.
Re Aberdeen.Does 'Platform 1' actually exist at Aberdeen? The lowest numbered platform is 3. If you include platform 1 in this debate then what about platforms 8 and 9?
I presume this situation arose to avoid having to change the signalling when the station was reorganised. It's raised another question for me though. Where was platform 2 (which I presume existed at some point). As far as I can see there is, and was, only one platform face before platform 3.
Wakefield Kirkgate, platforms 2 & 3. Nothing - not even a shelter as the old one's been demolished and work has stopped on its replacement.
Various platforms at Leeds have been mentioned a couple of times, but for me the narrow platform 9-11 island is the one that sticks out as being a bit spartan. A shelter about halfway between the two footbridges is all you get for facilities... said shelter used to contain a vending machine which was usually broken, but now has just a departure screen IIRC.
Leeds has always felt like a collection of different stations stuck together, rather than one cohesive one
I think 0 is actually out of use at the minute.At most major stations, each platform has a range of facilites, usually some kind of coffee shop; toilets; a waiting room and possibly more. But some stations have very sparse platforms with not many facilities.
Which platform is the most sparse at a major station? I'm going to define "major station" in this case as anything which is DfT category A or B or similar sized stations in Scotland (though feel free to discuss larger stations in category C if you feel it's relevant). Bonus points if it's short or curved enough that there are trains serving that station that can't use that platform, if it takes a long time to walk to, or if anything else makes it incovenient!
I'll start with Stockport platform 0. There is a tiny waiting room (though it is properly indoors and is heated), there is step-free access from the entrance to platform level, the platform is covered by a canopy and there are dot matrix indicators and automated announcements.
Leeds has always felt like a collection of different stations stuck together, rather than one cohesive one
Indeed it might be, though I don't think it's closed for the installation of new facilities unfortunately. (I believe it was in use in June, when this thread was created... not sure why it's suddenly had lots of activity again; the forums work in mysterious ways )I think 0 is actually out of use at the minute.