A thread for suggestions of stations which should be closed, with reasons:
1. ARDWICK
Serves nowhere in particular, and trains calling there simply create potential delay for other services.
Widnes, Causes me too much Grief.
Dilton Marsh. The village is pretty small and its only other catchment is the western part of Westbury - which by frequency is far better served by, er, Westbury.
Do they have to be closed? Can they not be made request stops? I wish that the network in general made more use of these.
Related - I would close Warrington Bank Quay and Warrington Central... And open a new Warrington Interchange built with the high-level Liverpool - Manchester platforms in the same location as the low-level mainline platforms. Again, increased journey and interchange opportunities.
There are no stations which should be closed.
There are no stations which should be closed.
As it did for Paul Simon as well..... :cry::cry:Widnes, Causes me too much Grief.
There are no stations which should be closed.
A request stop can be as disruptive as a mandatory stop. And requires maintenance, administration etc.
...and if they are closed, it would allow Conwy, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Llanfairpwll, Rhosneigr and Valley to be served hourly.
Ha! Spat my tea out then!
I would support the closure of Ardwick. And propose the closure of Norton Bridge etc. Basically everywhere is sustained by a parliamentary service.
I would also build two extra platforms, well, a graded separated island on the west side of Wigan North Western and close Wallgate. Increased interchange and journey opportunities.
Related - I would close Warrington Bank Quay and Warrington Central... And open a new Warrington Interchange built with the high-level Liverpool - Manchester platforms in the same location as the low-level mainline platforms. Again, increased journey and interchange opportunities.
How d'you figure that?
...the handful of Northern services at Manors in Newcastle...
One of Kiveton Bridge/Park - both serve nowhere and no-one in particular.
Unfortunately, by the sort of logic we are at risk of developing, we'd reduce the Far North Line to about 3 stations, whereas this would be foolish as these stations can (or could) provide links that are invaluable to the community
Holborn Viaduct wasn't closed, it was replaced.