major stations

[ess]

in 5 words or less, how would you describe the major station on the network you use most?

 

[tsr]

Here are the three I use most (generally in equal proportion):

London Victoria:

Large. Clean. Busy. Pretty routine.

London Bridge:

Grey. Building works. "Interesting" layout.

East Croydon:

Depressing. Good staff. Platform alterations.

 

[Yew]

Lincoln
Short Platforms. High speed train.

(unfortunately I rarely catch said HST's)

 

[Hydro]

St. Pancras. Expensive. Cold. Fast.

 

[tsr]

St. Pancras. Expensive. Cold. Fast.

You forgot "Big tube station: long walk".

 

[Hydro]

You forgot "Big tube station: long walk".

Not enough words!

 

[AlterEgo]

in 5 words or less, how would you describe the major station on the network you use most?

Euston: Clinical. Dark. First Class Lounge.

Birmingham New Street: Depressing. Busy. Too few platforms.

 

[Smethwickian]

St Pancras: Shopping centre with some trains

 

[tbtc]

Sheffield:

Improved (don't mention the bridge!)

 

[fairysdad]

Poole: Within walking distance of flat.
Tiverton Parkway: Too far away from home.

(5 minute walk vs 30 minute drive... and a walk through Dorchester most of the time too when I go between them...)

 

[dvboy]

Birmingham new street

big underground building site mess

 

[SS4]

Birmingham New Street

cool dark underground gateway plus

 

[Temple Meads]

Tiverton Parkway: 7 miles away, decent station.

Exeter St Davids: good location, currently lacks modernity.

Taunton: cheap parking and well designed.

 

[charlee]

Plymouth
Outdated, Grey, Stuck in the 60s

 

[YorkshireBear]

Sheffield:

Improved (don't mention the bridge!)

Like!!!!!!

Burley park.

Cheap, cheerful, useful, underated.

 

[Seacook]

Birmingham New Street

Dreadful hole in the ground

 

[DarloRich]

Euston: A grim concrete depressing hell

Birmingham New Street - dank, dark, depressing, concrete hell

Kings Cross - Transition, gateway, escape route north!

 

[Hydro]

Birmingham New Street: Tension Headache.

 

[Jonny]

Newcastle: Wind tunnel
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Former regular - Manchester Victoria: Nuclear Bunker

 

[Uzair]

Waterloo. Busy. Vibrant.

 

[Lampshade]

Preston.

Cold. Windy. Too many pigeons.

 

[OxtedL]

East Croydon: Don't go there on Sunday.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

St Pancras: Shopping centre with some trains

Glasgow St. Enoch: Shopping centre with no trains

 

[Minilad]

Birmingham New Street

Knock it down. Start again

Manchester Piccadilly

Northern hole. Get out quick

Bristol TM

Nice station but silly accents

Reading

When will it be finished

Oxford

Student girlies. yum yum yum

 

[Lampshade]

Chester: Bird poo - on your head.

Denton: You've got a long wait.

Wigan North Western: Misery. Just misery.

 

[johnnychips]

Doncaster:

Donnyboys
Outdrink
Newcastle,
Nottingham,
York.

 

[tsr]

Denton: You've got a long wait.

Now we've moved onto minor stations (ahem, see the title of the thread, but on second thoughts, don't worry ):

Betchworth: Two hour wait. Nice area.

Lympstone Commando: You might not get shot.

(Never been there, mind .)

Roding Valley (LU): Meet TfL enthusiasts (nobody else).

Altnabreac: Nobody will hear you scream.

And some less-minor local ones for me:

Reigate: Built in Homebase car park.

Redhill: Historic site serves complete dump.

Merstham: May as well not bother.

 

[Ivo]

Bath Spa: Grand construction site of numpties

Birmingham New Street: Get me out of here!!!!!

Bristol TM: I forgot how to count! [passenger platforms go 1, 3-13, 15]

Cardiff Central: Welsh = Good. Arriva = Bad. Sigh...

Feltham: Please remove the level crossing!

London Paddington: Brunel's busy diesel-stained masterpiece

London Waterloo: Too busy for my liking

Reading: Get on with it already!

Southend Victoria: The other Victorias are bigger

Thorpe Bay: Hello, my niece and cat!

Those are all the stations I use at least semi-regularly. Obviously some are not especially important, but all see upwards of 500,000 passengers a year and almost all see more than 1M a year. And some have too many visitors!

Oxford

Student girlies. yum yum yum

What are you like

 

[Muzer]

Salisbury: Barriers closed North entrance, tiring!

 

[Eeveevolve]

Huddersfield: Platforms Five and Seven?????!!!

Leeds: Wind Tunnel. Automatic announcements. :C