Stations that are over a river in the UK?

[GodAtum]

Is Blackfriars the only station in the UK that's over a river?

 

[Elecman]

Mancheste4 Victoria over the Irk. Sheffield over the Sheaf

 

[Kite159]

Leeds?
Shrewsbury?

 

[Darandio]

Highbridge and Burnham

 

[snowball]

Some of the platforms at Glasgow Central seem to extend over the river.

 

[swt_passenger]

I think Blackfriars is going to be unique in having nearly the entire platform length over the river.

 

[Railsigns]

A previous similar thread:
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/trivia-platforms-on-bridges-over-large-rivers-lakes-sea.202931/

 

[hexagon789]

Glasgow Central - the additional 'Ayrshire' platforms (11 and 12 back then) were extended over the river because there was simply no room otherwise at the time.

That was in the 1901-05 rebuild that increased the platforms from 9 to 13 and tracks over the river from 8 to 16 by building a second bridge immediately adjacent to the original.

 

[GodAtum]

A previous similar thread:
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/trivia-platforms-on-bridges-over-large-rivers-lakes-sea.202931/

Thanks. I think Blackfriars is the only one that nearly the entire platform is over a river.

 

[32475]

Ashford (Kent) is built over the River Stour

 

[Dr Hoo]

The River Fleet ‘sewer’ passes under St Pancras, I understand.

The Porter Brook runs under Sheffield station.

 

[Peter0124]

Is Cathcart station over a river?

 

[Cambus731]

I seem to recall Uckfield station being over a river. And sometimes the river is over Uckfield station.

 

[Lemmy282]

Sheffield station is built on the confluence of the river Sheaf and the Porter brook, does that make it the only station built over two rivers?

Nigel L

 

[tomuk]

Thanks. I think Blackfriars is the only one that nearly the entire platform is over a river.

Shrewsbury the south end of 4&7 are over the river, the 5&6 bays are over the river.

Here is a phto of the complex bridge over the river that carries the south end of the station

Shrewsbury General, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - March 22, 2022

Severn Bridge Junction railway bridge which is located at the south end of the station. Originally a brick arched viaduct it was subsequently widened by the additional of iron spand each side of the original structure.

www.jhluxton.com

 

[Basil Jet]

Sheffield station is built on the confluence of the river Sheaf and the Porter brook, does that make it the only station built over two rivers?

I don't have the means to check, but I wouldn't be surprised if the north end of Blackfriars is over the Fleet.

 

[cce]

Bristol temple meads

 

[Falcon1200]

Is Cathcart station over a river?

The Mount Florida end of the platform is above the White Cart Water. And also on the Cathcart Circle, Pollokshaws East is above the same river!

 

[zwk500]

I seem to recall Uckfield station being over a river. And sometimes the river is over Uckfield station.

No, Uckfield station is next to the river, not bridging it. Although yes it does sometimes become in the river.

 

[InkyScrolls]

Kirkstall Forge is usually under a river, if that helps. And of course Leeds is directly above the Aire.

 

[newtownmgr]

Cardiff Central has platforms that extend out over the river Taff. Admittedly not all the way over tho!

 

[Doctor Fegg]

Smethwick Galton Bridge is over a canal, of course.

 

[norbitonflyer]

Sloane Square is under the River Westbourne

 

[158747]

Bath Spa.

 

[duncanp]

The platforms at Smethwick Galton Bridge (High Level) extend over the Birmingham to Wolverhampton canal.

 

[Rescars]

Thanks. I think Blackfriars is the only one that nearly the entire platform is over a river.

To achieve this you need a wide river to start with - or put up with very short platforms!

 

[Springs Branch]

Shrewsbury?

Where the signalling (in on direction) is controlled from Severn Bridge Junction signalbox.

 

[tbtc]

Thanks. I think Blackfriars is the only one that nearly the entire platform is over a river.

To achieve this you need a wide river to start with - or put up with very short platforms!

Or, in the case of Sheffield, the south-north platforms manage this by being built on top of the flow of south-north Sheaf (whereas at Blackfriars the north-south platforms straddle the west-east path of the Thames, so they’d look quite different in “plans”)

Rotherham’s station is built on the path of the (previous) canal alignment, so was a historic waterway (and sometimes funds itself under water again…)

 

[zwk500]

Rotherham’s station is built on the path of the (previous) canal alignment, so was a historic waterway (and sometimes funds itself under water again…)

Is there still a canal partially underneath the section of line around Chatham that used the canal tunnels?

 

[Kite159]

Is there still a canal partially underneath the section of line around Chatham that used the canal tunnels?

Higham area I believe

Also Southampton uses an old canal tunnel