The station proximity poll.

[SteamPower]

0.5 miles however there's only a handful of trains that stop there in the morning and a handful in the evening, with none in-between which is a shame seeing as at least 4 passenger trains an hour pass through the station in either direction

 

[shinkansen1966]

Being a north London boy, I'm spoiled for choice. And I particularly like the new and improved London Overground services. Particularly at my local Crouch Hill station.

 

[Keele13]

Pretty much exactly 2 miles from Stoke-on-Trent station...though given the close proximity of a rather good pub, the journey home may take several hours!

 

[Marvin]

About a mile from Rowley Regis.

 

[mappman1000]

I live about 100 yards from Trimley station. I often lay in bed awake, being kept up by the freight all night to felixstowe.

 

[Temple Meads]

I live about 100 yards from Trimley station. I often lay in bed awake, being kept up by the freight all night to felixstowe.

You lucky so and so

 

[4SRKT]

What happens if you can walk a mile in 10 minutes? Which category would you choose then?

THREE THOUSANDTH POST LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

 

[Bittern]

Easily a ten minute walk. Not fun in that bloody rain of doom.

 

[chris89]

For NR stations.

Kidderminster: 7.69 miles, about a 40 min bus journey
Stourbridge Junction: 10.63 miles: But no point going to that since kiddy is local
Wolverhampton: 14.56 miles, about 1hr 10ish by buses to get their, use a lot to go on Scottish services to Edinburgh.

Also adding preserved stations.

Country Park Halt 10min walk
Highley Station 15min walk/ less

Both on the Severn Valley Railway.

On the poll selected 'Between 5 miles and 15 miles'

Chris

 

[Minilad]

I am around an 8-9 min walk from Warwick. Haven't tried walking to Warwick Parkway but would imagine it would be around 25-30 mins walk

 

[Tomonthetrain]

1.7 miles from my door to a Class 139!

 

[Class172]

1.2 miles (as the crow files) or 3 miles by car from Droitwich Spa, or a 45 min walk.

 

[OuterDistant]

1.6 miles to slightly windswept station served by dogboxes. Ho hum.

 

[317666]

1.8 miles from Cambridge station, I can do the walk in 30-35 minutes as long as I don't hang about. I prefer to get a bus but as I normally leave early and come back late, they're very infrequent when I would use them.

 

[andchafri]

A mile and a half from Bearsted station

 

[gnolife]

1.1 Miles from Manchester Airport
1.2 Miles from Heald Green

 

[Bittern]

Also adding preserved stations.

Country Park Halt 10min walk
Highley Station 15min walk/ less

Both on the Severn Valley Railway.

Must be nice...

 

[T163R]

Does the metro count or do I have to count only RER and/or Transilien ?

 

[Gareth Marston]

I'm a 15 minute walk from Newtown (Powys)which goes past my local - the Railway Tavern of course.

 

[sprinterguy]

I'm about 2 miles away from University station, about a 25 minute walk. If the Camp Hill line still had local passenger trains, then Moseley would be closest for me, and considerably more useful.

This is the first year of my twenty one year existance so far where I haven't lived within 50-100 yards of an active railway line.
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Must be nice...

Not really a realistic option for commuting, or travelling with any sort of purpose, on grounds of frequency, journey time or cost though. Damn nice part of the world to live in nonetheless though I'm sure.

 

[Polarbear]

About half a mile (or a brisk 10 minute walk) from door to Bache station. It's another mile or so to Chester station.

 

[33056]

Home is about 12 minutes (brisk) walk from the station, say 15 if I don't rush. Work is about 4 minutes (uphill) from the station but only 2 minutes downhill when going home

 

[YorkshireBear]

Well about 2 minutes form burley park while at university and 15 minutes (brisk walk) from chapeltown back home in sheffield. So not bad, can hear trains at both houses most of time. Get woken up by morning Harrogate HST some days.

 

[Butts]

Less than 10 minutes from Falkirk Grahamston

 

[W-on-Sea]

Nearest station is Finstock, maybe 4 miles away, but as it only has one train each way M-F, and no weekend service its not of much use!

 

[Sceptre]

At uni, I'm slap bang in the middle of Leeds City and Burley Park, about fifteen (ten at a push) minutes away. With my parents, I'm about a 15 minute walk from Brighouse.

 

[GarethW]

I live in an old railwaymans cottage, so its 80 yards as the crow flies to the station entrance and right beside the line.

 

[YorkshireBear]

At uni, I'm slap bang in the middle of Leeds City and Burley Park, about fifteen (ten at a push) minutes away. With my parents, I'm about a 15 minute walk from Brighouse.

15 minutes from either or just one of them. as to walk between two it took me nearly 45 mins

 

[fairysdad]

The railway line is just outside the far end of this building, but there's a bit of a wander through Poole in order to get to the station...

At my old home though it was a bit of a weird one... The most accessible and usable station is about 20 miles away, ironically also Tiverton Parkway, but I actually lived nearer the Barnstaple - Exeter line and King's Nympton station is the closest (I guess that makes Barnstaple more accessible, but Tivvy is a bit more convenient with regards to services).

 

[jamesr]

On the Isle of Man, only a few minutes walk from the Steam Railway, but a bloody long way from NR. The nearest station I can access is Heysham - about 40-50 miles (that's a guess)... somewhere on the Cumbrian Coast is probably closest.