I was having a conversation today about the distance between Canterbury East and West. These two stations are in the same town, but they take a while to walk to the other. Are there any places in the UK where going a longer distance actually is faster than the short route? And, for bonus points, are there any towns or cities with multiple stations that aren't connected where it's faster to take an indirect train between the two (the long route) than to walk between them (the short route)?