Stations you've changed trains at but never left

[CW2]

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One summer Saturday in August 1974 I once changed trains at March to pick up a through train from Yarmouth to Manchester Piccadilly via the GN/GE joint line; I had a rather long wait as it was over 30 minutes late and lost more time subsequently. The class 31 diesel appeared to be underpowered given the length of the train...

Ahem. That's an inherent feature of their "charm".
I had a 31 on load 13 from Norwich to Grassmoor on the Yarmouth - Newcastle/Edinburgh back in 1981. Pedestrian indeed.

Meanwhile, back on topic, I'll offer Marsden, Stockton, and Middlesbrough,

 

[A Challenge]

• Amersham
• Ascot
• Ash Vale
• Barking
• Bruxelles-Midi (BE)
• Chalfont and Latimer
• Den Haag Centraal (NL)
• East Midlands Parkway
• Gatwick Airport
• Gospel Oak
• Grantham
• Guildford
• Inverkeithing
• London Euston (only ever changed from LU, have exited from LU)
• London Waterloo East (only ever changed from Waterloo main)
• Manchester Piccadilly
• Opéra (Paris Metro)
• Oxenholme Lake District
• Paris-Est (FR)
• Preston
• Ramsgate
• Redhill
• Stockwell
• Surbiton
• Virginia Water
• Watford Junction
• West Ham
• Windsor and Eton Central
• Wokingham

Sort of Ashford International, changed between the two parts of a split train when the line via Dover was closed and the train diverted nonstop via Canterbury West, to go to Canterbury West and get a taxi

 

[xotGD]

Middlesbrough

You did the right thing not leaving the station.

Staying on topic, I'll add Chathill Barrhill and Oxenholme

 

[Peter0124]

Dalreoch
Dalmuir
Anniesland
Whifflet
Motherwell
Paisley Gilmour Street
Burnage
Wigan North Western
Bishops Stortford
Farringdon
Liverpool Street
Richmond
Finsbury Park
London Bridge

 

[MB162435]

Exeter St Davids, have changed there many times but have never left the station, as I always go to Central when visiting Exeter due to it being well more Central

Also have never left St Erth and Par stations, due to only alighting at both places for the St Ives and Newquay lines respectively

 

[route101]

Nuneaton last year, was raining heavily so stayed in the station for half an hour.

 

[SargeNpton]

"Manulla Junction", as said by every passenger who goes there.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

From a long personal list:

Dovey Junction, it is a junction after all!

 

[najaB]

"Manulla Junction", as said by every passenger who goes there.

Well, that's a 'cheat'!

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Looking at my list, there's about 300 out of the 960 or so stations that I have 'used' where I never left the premises. Mostly from my my early days but I still get the odd one nowadays if I am passing through and it's convenient. For example, I finally ticked off the lesser stations between Skipton and Shipley last year. I have been holidaying in the area for 20 years but never got round to it. Last year I caught an earlier train than expected, had to change from the Settle train to the Bradford train and had time to spare so I got on with the job.

On looking at the list, I see Georgemas Junction is also on there, from the loco hauled days when the train split into Wick and Thurso portions. If that counts as 'changing trains'.

 

[92042]

Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Oxford Road
Sheffield
Crewe (for the Highlander sleeper; from Rhyl onwards to Manchester International Airport; alighting from the Highlander sleeper for a train to Cardiff Central at about 5.30am )
Bristol Parkway
Warrington Bank Quay
Birmingham New Street
Welshpool

Happy days

 

[Ianno87]

"Manulla Junction", as said by every passenger who goes there.

Well, that's a 'cheat'!

Smallbrook Jn can be added to my list then...

 

[A Challenge]

Smallbrook Jn can be added to my list then...

And mine

 

[scotrail158713]

For all the train travel I’ve done I genuinely can’t think of any stations that I’ve changed at, that I haven’t left. The closest I can think of is Euston underground to national rail (but that doesn’t really count as I still had to touch out at the underground barriers and then enter the national rail barriers)

 

[NoMorePacers]

Manchester Piccadilly, Huddersfield, Darlington, Manchester Airport, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Victoria, Salford Crescent, Blackburn, Preston, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Liverpool Lime Street, St Helens Central, Lea Green, Hunts Cross, Moorfields, Southport, Chester, Crewe, Nottingham, Derby, East Midlands Parkway, Stockport, Deansgate, Halifax and Stoke-on-Trent are the ones that spring to my mind.

 

[JonasB]

In the UK:

Perth
Dundee
Ladybank
Reading
(And King's Cross/St Pancras if they count as one station)

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Ashford (International)
Witham
Shoreham-by-Sea
Doncaster

That's all I can remember after a (hot) 12-hour shift...

 

[steamybrian]

Westbury
Exeter St Davids
Newton Abbot
Plymouth
Par
Truro
Gloucester
Swansea
Dovey Junction
Llandudno Junction
Grantham
Middlesborough
Leicester
Preston
Perth
Aberdeen
Ascot
Richmond
Winchester

 

[Cambus731]

Banbury
Ascot
Doncaster
Caterham
St Erth
Three Bridges
Gatwick Airport
Paddock Wood
Brondesbury Park
Otford
Grove Park
Reedham (Norfolk)
Purley
Sutton London
Peckham Rye
Thorpe Le Soken
Princes Risborough
Stourbridge Junction
Haymarket
Nuneaton
Rugby
Norwood Junction
one of the Salford stations, can't remember which one.
Smallbrook Junction
Cheshunt
Llandudno Junction
Dartford
Oxenholme
Oxted
Crystal Palace
Hellifield
Twyford
Newcastle
Retford (well sort of, I've changed there twice and on both occasions wandered to a convenience store about 50 yards from the station)
Crewe, (well sort of, On one occasion a friend took me to a chippy about 50 yards from the station)

North Berwick, Severn Beach & Tweedbank, where I went in and out on the same unit while track bashing

and some I've changed trains and entered, but never exited:
Strood
Plymouth
Maidenhead
Highbury & Islington
Haslemere
Hither Green

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Clapham Junction and also Nuneaton and Georgemass Junction

 

[PaulMc7]

Pretty sure my only 3 are Dalmuir, Dumbarton Central and Dumbarton East. I'm really not a big user of the train though as buses work out better for the journeys I make so these 3 were maybe 4/5 years ago now. Can't think of any others

Also sure all 3 were to switch onto trains to or from Helensburgh Central too

 

[Cletus]

A few I can think of
Dovey Junction
Machynlleth
Manchester Airport
Crewe
Birmingham International
Eastbourne
Taunton
Gloucester

I'm sure there are others, especially in London.

 

[Esker-pades]

Quite a few (I thought I'd posted here ages ago):

St Erth
Par
Newquay
Newport / Casnewydd
Bristol Parkway
Westbury
Pontypridd
Swindon
Ryde St Johns Road
Lake
Horsham
Littlehampton
Ford
Hove
Twickenham
Norwood Junction
Dorking
Dorking Deepdene
Purley
Elmers End
Orpington
Tonbridge
Petts Wood
Bromley South
Grove Park
Gillingham (Kent)
Otford
Peckham Rye
Denmark Hill
Tulse Hill
Crystal Palace
Hoxton
Hackney Downs - Hackney Central (if that counts)
Shenfield
West Ham
Stansted Airport
Ipswich
Stowmarket
Norwich
Lowestoft
Reedham
Brundall
Lingwood
Peterborough
Welwyn North
Hadley Wood
Alexandra Palace
Finsbury Park
Moorgate
West Ealing
Hanwell
Gunnersbury
Rayners Lane (LU)
Ealing Common (LU)
South Ealing (LU)
Barons Court (LU)
Earls Court (LU)
Notting Hill Gate (LU)
Edgware Road (LU)
Westbourne Park (LU)
Mile End (LU)
Upminster Bridge (LU)
Finchley Central (LU)
Woodford (LU)
North Acton (LU)
Stockwell (LU)
South Ruislip
Princes Risborough
Harrow & Wealdstone
South Kenton
Willesden Junction
Bedford
Coventry
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick
Dorridge
Solihull
Tyseley
Birmingham New Street
Birmingham International
Wolverhampton
Shrewsbury
Chester
Ellesmere Port
Llandudno Junction
Hooton
Hamilton Square
James Street
Moorfields
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead North
Sandhills
Kirkby
Maghull North
Ormskirk
Salford Central
Salford Crescent
Hunts Cross
Liverpool South Parkway
Warrington Bank Quay
Leeds
Grantham
Sheffield
Barnetby
Goole
Hull
Skipton
Carnforth
Barrow-in-Furness
Sellafield
Northallerton
Redcar Central
Thornaby
Darlington
Morpeth
Alnmouth
Edinburgh Park
Armadale
Airdrie
Bellgrove
Robroyston
Paisley Gilmour Street
Bishopton
Langbank
Woodhall
Port Glasgow
Stevenston
Lochwinnoch
Dalry
Kilwinning
Irvine
Ayr
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Bellshill
Wishaw
Hamilton Central
Newton (Lanarks)
Whifflet
Cumbernauld
Greenfaulds
Croy
Lenzie
Bishopbriggs
Anniesland
Partick
Hyndland
Westerton
Dalmuir
Bowling
Dumbarton Central
Dalreoch
Crianlarich
Larbert
Stirling
Bridge of Allan
Gleneagles
Inverkeithing
Linlithgow
Polmont
Aberdour
Kirkcaldy
Leuchars
Dundee
Montrose

There are plenty of others I've not left (mainly the end of branch lines), but these are the ones that I've specifically changed trains at.

 

[Gathursty]

Huyton
Dalmuir
Doncaster
Lincoln Central
Sleaford
Ely
Norwich
Stratford (London)
Brockenhurst
Romsey
Eastleigh
Fareham
Bournemouth
Taunton
Reading
Newport
Warrington Bank Quay
Camelon
Larbert
Cumbernauld
Springburn
Bellgrove
Westerton
Rutherglen

Probably some more that I can't think of off the top of my head.

 

[318266]

Neilston, Cumbernauld, Bishopton, Prestwick Town, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Wolverhampton, Crewe, Reading, Newton, Hyndland, and probably more.

 

[Class195]

Chester.

 

[Red Onion]

The strangest one for me has been Inverkeithing, where I had to transfer from an Aberdeen-Edinburgh service onto a Virgin XC service which originated from Dundee. I was much younger and naive and went solely on what the tickets said. I took the advice of the Virgin conductor who said in future to simply change in Dundee for that journey!

 

[najaB]

I'm surprised at the number of reasonably sized, city-centre stations being mentioned - e.g. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh. Unless I'm on an Advance ticket or have a really tight connection I'm always tempted to stick my head outside and have a quick look-see.

Georgemass Junction

How does one end up changing trains here?

 

[xotGD]

The strangest one for me has been Inverkeithing, where I had to transfer from an Aberdeen-Edinburgh service onto a Virgin XC service which originated from Dundee. I was much younger and naive and went solely on what the tickets said. I took the advice of the Virgin conductor who said in future to simply change in Dundee for that journey!

I changed at Inverkeithing without leaving last year: one 68 from Waverley for the other one back. I thought about going for a pint, but couldn't spot anywhere close to the station. Did the same a few years ago, but that was a 26 for a 37.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I'm surprised at the number of reasonably sized, city-centre stations being mentioned - e.g. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh. Unless I'm on an Advance ticket or have a really tight connection I'm always tempted to stick my head outside and have a quick look-see.

How does one end up changing trains here?

in the 1980s the train split with a portion going to Thurso and one to Wick. I would get off the train and photograph and wait for the return. Simples