Trivia: Closest stations to each other as the crow flies

[ValleyLines142]

Not sure if this has been discussed already but just wondered what the two closest stations to each other are?

I'd have to go with three options: Heath High Level and Heath Low Level; Ty Glas and Birchgrove and Whyteleafe and Upper Warlingham.

 

[Jayden99]

Tyndrum Lower and Upper Tyndrum?

 

[Iskra]

Surely St Pancras and Kings Cross are in with a good shout.

 

[Ianno87]

Catford and Catford Bridge

Wigan North Western and Wallgate

Walton and Rice Lane

Hackney Downs and Central

Tyndrum Lower and Upper Tyndrum?

Aren't they miles apart?

 

[Jayden99]

Aren't they miles apart?

About half a mile, much further than I remembered them being

 

[swt_passenger]

Blackfriars and City Thameslink, given that crows can also fly along the track?

 

[pdeaves]

The two St Budeaux stations are very close (approximately 100m, depending on exactly where you measure between). If you take the closest parts of the platforms you could argue as little as 25m or so.

 

[Stuwhu]

I cant remember the names but the two near Plymouth that are opposite each other on the same street

 

[Horizon22]

Catford & Catford Bridge must be very close.

Edit: 110m

 

[Ianno87]

I cant remember the names but the two near Plymouth that are opposite each other on the same street

St. Budeaux

 

[Llandudno]

Walton and Rice Lane on Merseyrail

 

[sharpley]

Waterloo and Waterloo East

 

[thenorthern]

West Hampstead and West Hampstead Thameslink and West Hampstead Underground?

Although a single station since 1924 Tamworth High Level and Tamworth Low Level were effectively two separate station until then I think.

 

[30907]

Battersea Pk and Queenstown Rd.
Culrain and Invershin (1/4mile in the timetable - though actually more)

 

[Horizon22]

Waterloo and Waterloo East

Officially I guess this is the winner as its 0m at the point where the pedestrian bridge and Waterloo main meet.

 

[matchmaker]

Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Glasgow Queen Street Low level?

 

[wheeltapper49]

In the past, Lydford on the SR/WR north of Tavistock, both now sadly closed.

 

[SeanG]

Wasn't Wrexham general previously two separate stations?

Edit: yes it was, according to Wikipedia

Wrexham Exchange, which is now platform 4 of Wrexham General, was originally a separate railway station opened in May 1866 for the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQR). By the time that WMCQR had been bought by the Great Central Railway, the line was a through station connecting to the Cambrian Railways Wrexham Central Railway Station. The station changed hands again in 1921 during the Grouping, to the London and North Eastern Railway, as one of their few stations in Wales. Wrexham Exchange was named as such from 18 June 1951, with Wrexham General applying to all platforms from 1 June 1981.[3] A platform, which is now used as a staff car park, was put out of use to passengers from August 1973.

Interesting to see an LNER station in Wales, I didn't know that such a thing existed

 

[PHILIPE]

Wasn't Wrexham general previously two separate stations?

Edit: yes it was, according to Wikipedia



Interesting to see an LNER station in Wales, I didn't know that such a thing existed

The Borderlines route used to be LNER

 

[adc82140]

North Camp and Ash Vale are close enough to be considered an interchange.

 

[AndyPJG]

Dorking and Dorking Deepdene - about 220m.

Willesden (edit: Junction) High and Low Levels? - if they count as separate.

 

[gazr]

Meridian Water and Angel Road (didn't say the station had to be open )

 

[simonw]

Pilning high level and pilning low level, if we allowed closed stations

 

[gg1]

If we're allowing closed station, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Exchange win with 0.0m, at the point where Victoria platform 11 turned into Exchange platform 3.

 

[BenW390Fan]

Catford & Catford Bridge must be very close.

Edit: 110m

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The Google Maps measurements aren't exactly known to be accurate

 

[SteveM70]

Glasgow Queen Street High Level and Glasgow Queen Street Low level?

Surely they’re part of the same station?

 

[Tetchytyke]

Entrance to entrance, the two stations in St Budeaux are the closest two stations on the network. They are literally opposite each other.

 

[alangla]

Surely they’re part of the same station?

I’d have thought so. Around that area Queen Street and Argyle Street are pretty close and Charing Cross and Anderston are basically opposite ends of Newton Street. Coatbridge Central and Sunnyside are also fairly close.

 

[Essan]

Surely they’re part of the same station?

There is no direct connection. You have to leave Queen St station (high level) and go onto the street to then enter Queen St Low Level.

Edit: no, tell a lie, according to wikipedia:

"They are connected by staircases at either end of the low-level platforms, and by lifts accessible from Platform 7 on the high level."

Never noticed that access though

 

[SteveM70]

There is no direct connection. You have to leave Queen St station (high level) and go onto the street to then enter Queen St Low Level.

Edit: no, tell a lie, according to wikipedia:

"They are connected by staircases at either end of the low-level platforms, and by lifts accessible from Platform 7 on the high level."

Never noticed that access though

The fact that the platforms are numbered as a single station is the key thing for me