gobuddygo
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New Pudsey is a fair old uphill walk through Asda/M&S to the centre of town, Farsley is actually nearer, and the original Pudsey station was in Stanningley.
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Chapeltom
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Chapel en le Frith is a 15 minute walk out of town. Its a over a mile from my house and feels every bit of it! Hope is also outside out of Hope village by a good 15 minute walk as well!
Shimbleshanks
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Menai Bridge station on the Welsh mainland was not only in a different county to the town it served on Anglesey but was separated by what was technically a piece of sea. But it wasn't actually that far, just a short walk over the suspension bridge over the Menai Straits.
ATW Alex 101
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sutton parkway is nowhere near sutton in ashfield
wymondam is a fair walk from town
capenhurst is nowhere near capenhurst village
heswall is ages away from heswall
wymondam is a fair walk from town
capenhurst is nowhere near capenhurst village
heswall is ages away from heswall
Mutant Lemming
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Lakenheath is a three mile trek from the town to station. People travelling by train are often advised to travel to a station on a totally different route (BSE) and take a bus from there.
As for Ryanair purely based on distance Torp, some 80 miles from Oslo must be one of the furthest from the city it purportedly serves.
To counter that though Bremem must be one of the closest as, courtesy of a number 6 tram, you can be in the city centre 20 minutes after stepping off the plane.
As for Ryanair purely based on distance Torp, some 80 miles from Oslo must be one of the furthest from the city it purportedly serves.
To counter that though Bremem must be one of the closest as, courtesy of a number 6 tram, you can be in the city centre 20 minutes after stepping off the plane.
D841 Roebuck
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Rochdale is 15 minutes walk.
Hebden Bridge similar.
For most difficult pedestrian access I suggest Eigerwand...
Hebden Bridge similar.
For most difficult pedestrian access I suggest Eigerwand...
The original Pudsey stations were in Pudsey!
Lowtown and Greenside.
The station at Stanningley was "Stanningley for Farsley"
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Or maybe Smallbrook Junction as there isn't any!
Or maybe Smallbrook Junction as there isn't any!
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VTPreston_Tez
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Err... Windermere, Oxenholme and possibly Silverdale and Arnside?
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cointreau_rove
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The two main Bristol Stations are a good walk or bus ride to the centre.
I would not ever think of using Bristol Parkway to go into the centre!
But the walk from Temple Meads to Cabots Circus is one of crossing nd by passing heavily used roads and a coupl eof nightmare roundabouts and slipways.
I have to say though on a nice spring/summer morning the Ferry form Temple Meads to the City Centre is a nice 20 minute put put along the river.... not gone the return route in the 15 years I have lived in these parts but I understand there is a slight detour past the SS Great Britain in the rturn leg.
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I would not ever think of using Bristol Parkway to go into the centre!
But the walk from Temple Meads to Cabots Circus is one of crossing nd by passing heavily used roads and a coupl eof nightmare roundabouts and slipways.
I have to say though on a nice spring/summer morning the Ferry form Temple Meads to the City Centre is a nice 20 minute put put along the river.... not gone the return route in the 15 years I have lived in these parts but I understand there is a slight detour past the SS Great Britain in the rturn leg.
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mister-sparky
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it's a parkway station. it's not supposed to be.
Salford Central is further from the centre of Salford (a precinct) than Salford Crescent. I think the Central bit refers to it being on the edge of Manchester city centre!
I always thought it had something to do with the Great Central Railway, like Warrington Central and Brackley Central (which wasn't very "central").
mr williams
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Do the morning/evening commuter ferries still run? I seem to remember they were going to withdraw them a year or so back unless the council came up with some money.
No - Salford Central was owned by the LYR. I think "Central" is a recent addition to the name anyway. Warrington Central was owned by the CLC and actually is "Central".
You're right.
In L&Y times, the station was simply "Salford"
It was only renamed "Central" in 1988 to avoid confusion with the newly-opened Salford Crescent.
As you say, it is by no means "central" to Salford.
D1009
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Regrettably not, however if you leave Temple Meads via the river exit there is an easier walk to town that avoids the roundabouts.
SS4
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Lichfield Trent Valley is quite far from Lichfield. For that matter is it anywhere near the Trent (Valley?)
Gwenllian2001
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Llantrisant used to be interesting with Llantrisant Station being in Pontyclun; a very stiff uphill walk, even for the fit. On the other hand Cross Inn Station was within the boundary of Llantrisant.
Since reopening, Llantrisant Station has become Pontyclun and Cross Inn is long gone. Confused? Seems like an open and shut case to me.
Since reopening, Llantrisant Station has become Pontyclun and Cross Inn is long gone. Confused? Seems like an open and shut case to me.
DynamicSpirit
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Windermere is particularly frustrating because it could be (and I believe used to be) much more convenient until BR decided to (presumably) save money by selling the original station to a supermarket, then rebuilding in a sillier location.
Though admittedly, when Booths is open, there is still quick-ish route from Windermere station to the village centre - trouble is, it involves going through the supermarket, cutting across the car park, climbing a low fence, then scrambling down an earth/mud[1] embankment between the trees!
[1] depending on time of year.
Kendal is also noteworthy, partly because it's further from the town centre than you'd ideally like, but mostly because the station entrance is so ridiculous: A long walk up a station driveway to get to the end of the platform, which would've been completely unnecessary if they'd put an entrance at the other end of the platform - where the line crosses a very convenient main road, so a stairway up from the road would've made the station miles more convenient (although in the absence of a lift, the current entrance would presumably still be useful to give disabled access).
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Mutant Lemming
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On a bit of a tangent I often wondered why Canterbury West (North of the City Centre) and Canterbury East (South of the City Centre) were so named.
Cherry_Picker
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No, but it's on the Trent Valley stretch of the West Coast Mainline, which does cross the river Trent a couple of times. Like Rugeley Trent Valley and Nuneaton Trent Valley, it would have been given that name so it was clear which station in the town was which.
Whistler40145
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Has Oxford been mentioned?
It's a bit of a walk into the City Centre.
Also, how about Great Yarmouth.
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It's a bit of a walk into the City Centre.
Also, how about Great Yarmouth.
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A testament to the competence (or otherwise) of the local surveyors, probably a company named "North England Surveyors Inc" or similar?
All that pedestrian access to Smallbrook Junction would need is hopping over a fence. Eigerwand would be a significant amount harder than that!
PaulLothian
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I don't think it was relocated more than a few yards from where it was originally built, as part of the reduction in the size of the station. It was always inconveniently sited away from the lakeside, and it was later that the village that developed around it was renamed Windermere.
cointreau_rove
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Apologies I had forgootten to mention the loss of the morning commute ferries. Mainly because I tend to get there after the rush hour these days, they still run hourly form 10:10 though I tend to get there later.
Its an interesting way to travel in the city when you get the chance
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http://bristolferry.com/content/documents/MapForDom%28templemeads%29.pdfIt is a totally different experience for my 3 times a week arrival at Paddington
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Sandling, Kent is a good 30 minute walk from the town it serves, Hythe. Bit of an eerie walk at night, not to mention the house at the bottom of the hill is reputed to be haunted! 
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