TRIVIA: Examples of three or more stations in a row that are less than a mile apart

[Ex-controller]

Argyle Line:
Scotstounhill -> Garscadden (34 chains)
Garscadden -> Yoker (78 chains)

Argyle Line:
Argyle Street -> Glasgow Central Low Level (28 chains)
Glasgow Central Low Level -> Anderston (34 chains)
Anderston -> Exhibition Centre (41 chains)

Cathcart Circle Line:
Pollokshields West -> Maxwell Park (40 chains)
Maxwell Park -> Shawlands (53 chains)
Shawlands -> Pollokshaws East (30 chains)
Pollokshaws East -> Langside (42 chains)
Langside -> Cathcart (57 chains)
Cathcart -> Mount Florida (53 chains)
Mount Florida -> Crosshill (43 chains)
Crosshill -> Queens Park (35 chains)
Queens Park -> Pollokshields East (33 chains)


So basically the entire Cathcart Circle excluding to/from Glasgow Central.

Don’t have exact distances but I’d have thought other contenders would be…

Gilshochil-Summerston-Maryhill

Bellgrove-Duke Street-Alexandra Parade

Possibly Dumbarton East-Dumbarton Central- Dalreoch?

Maybe Ardrossan South Beach-Town-Harbour?

 

[swt_passenger]

I’d have thought another easy way of measuring this is just to find a service on RealTimeTrains passing through the 3 stations you want. For many, (although not all), routes you’ll see the mileages on the left of the page in detailed view.

For example the triple mentioned a few posts ago, Bradford-on-Avon, Avoncliffe, Freshford is 2m 19ch.

 

[Peter0124]

You can also use this although you only get 10 per day unless paid:

RailMiles

RailMiles is a journey collation system for rail enthusiasts

my.railmiles.me

 

[Magdalia]

I’d have thought another easy way of measuring this is just to find a service on RealTimeTrains passing through the 3 stations you want. For many, (although not all), routes you’ll see the mileages on the left of the page in detailed view.

This is what I would do.

Liverpool Street to Enfield Town all distances between stations are less than a mile except Liverpool Street to Bethnal Green (1m10c) and Edmonton Green to Bush Hill Park (1m24c).

 

[Ediswan]

This is what I would do.

Liverpool Street to Enfield Town all distances between stations are less than a mile except Liverpool Street to Bethnal Green (1m10c) and Edmonton Green to Bush Hill Park (1m24c).

My only ever season ticket, though it was Lower Edmonton at the time.

 

[matacaster]

The 3 pontefract stations?

 

[Paul’s]

Hazel Grove — Woodsmoor — Davenport… or Woodsmoor — Davenport — Stockport.. think about same distance….

 

[thenorthern]

Birmingham Moor Street to Jewellery Quarter I thought was one but that is just over a mile.

 

[Railwaysceptic]

You can also use this although you only get 10 per day unless paid:

RailMiles

RailMiles is a journey collation system for rail enthusiasts

my.railmiles.me

Thank you. That shows Stratford Station to Forest Gate Station as 1mile 18chains.

 

[davyp]

Davenport - Woodsmoor - Hazel Grove is 1.57 miles (Google Earth)

 

[bunnahabhain]

Just missing out is Matlock to Matlock Bath (1m 7ch) and Matlock Bath to Cromford (63ch).

 

[daodao]

I wondered if there are any examples on the national rail network of three or more stations in a row (i.e. both stations A & B and stations B & C) that are less than a mile apart.

Davenport - Woodsmoor - Hazel Grove is 1.57 miles (Google Earth)

This meets the criteria set by the OP, as:

• Davenport-Woodsmoor is 43 chains
• Woodsmoor-Hazel Grove is 76 chains

 

[GW43125]

Richmond, North Sheen, Mortlake.
Barnes, Barnes Bridge, Chiswick.
Kew Bridge, Syon Lane, Brentford.

 

[swt_passenger]

Portsmouth Harbour, 66ch to Portsmouth and Southsea, 66ch further to Fratton. 3 stations in 1m 52ch using RTT. And almost equally spaced as well.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

The 3 pontefract stations?

Baghill is on a different line to the other two, so probably won't fit the OP's criteria.

 

[Mike99]

Don’t have exact distances but I’d have thought other contenders would be…

Gilshochil-Summerston-Maryhill

Bellgrove-Duke Street-Alexandra Parade

Possibly Dumbarton East-Dumbarton Central- Dalreoch?

Maybe Ardrossan South Beach-Town-Harbour?

Ardrossan Harbour - Town - South Beach certainly fits the criteria according to my Track Atlas of Mainland Britian. Mileages show, South Beach at 30m 38ch (from Glasgow) Town at 31m 00ch and South Beach at 31m 35ch, so 97chains covering Harbour to South Beach. Interval of 62ch and 35 chains either side of Androssan Town.

 

[owidoe]

On the Severn Beach line, Montpelier-Redland-Clifton Down is 1.7 km, or 1 mile and 4 chains.

 

[Taunton]

I suspect West India, Canary Wharf, and Heron Quay on the DLR are unbeatable. The distance between ramp ends is less than the platforms length. However, as they are separated by rail-only bridges over water, they serve different areas.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

At least three of the stations on the Liverpool loop must be within a mile of each other, I'd guess. Moorfields, James St & Lime St & Central.

James St-Moorfields-Lime St spreads over 70 chains, and Lime St-Central-James St is 79 chains.

 

[thenorthern]

Outside of London there are a lot of nearly situations like from Blackpool South to Squires Gate is only 1.4 miles.

 

[Elecman]

Outside of London there are a lot of nearly situations like from Blackpool South to Squires Gate is only 1.4 miles.

With Pleasure Beach in between

 

[paul1609]

Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington, Goring by Sea must be a good shout. You can literally see both Goring by Sea and West Worthing Stations from the Durrington platforms.

East Worthing, Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington on Sea and Goring all qualify as do Hove, Aldington, Portslade, Fishers Gate and Southwick.

 

[D6975]

Winchmore Hill, Grange Park, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill.

From Gordon Hill to Moorgate is 15 stations in 10m 73c. Only 2 pairs are over a mile apart. (Old Street-Essex Rd and Palmers Green-Winchmore Hill)

 

[The Lad]

Burnley Central - Burnley Barracks - Rose Grove. 1:53

 

[plugwash]

Are there any three consecutive stations where the first and the third are less than a mile apart?

Moorfields to Liverpool Central is slightly over a mile on the Wirrel line via Lime Street, but less than a mile as the crow flies (and less than a mile on the northern line)

Liverpool James Street to Liverpool Lime Street is also less than a mile as the Crow flies.

 

[DM352]

Thought I had the three Ryde stations that got this but think with the track curve it looks like 1.3 miles

 

[apk55]

Hale Altrincham and Navigation Road

 

[Purple Train]

Are there any three consecutive stations where the first and the third are less than a mile apart?

Canonbury and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury are 1 mile and 1 chain apart. Highbury & Islington is pretty much exactly halfway between them. Finchley Road & Frognal is just under two miles from Kensal Rise, five stations away.

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[Crispy11]

There might be a few examples from Devon that qualify for example Exeter St Davids-Exeter Central-St James's Park?

Or from Plymouth, maybe Devonport-Dockyard-Keyham? (I'm not including the two stations from St Budeaux as they are on different lines)

 

[Purple Train]

There might be a few examples from Devon that qualify for example Exeter St Davids-Exeter Central-St James's Park?

Or from Plymouth, maybe Devonport-Dockyard-Keyham? (I'm not including the two stations from St Budeaux as they are on different lines)

Devonport-Dockyard-Keyham is 1 mile 2 chains.