Trivia- most circuitous route between closest stations.

[WizCastro197]

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[PGAT]

What makes you say that?

They are literally in two separate lines? One to Caterham and the other to E.Grinstead?

I think you're confusing Whyteleafe South and Upper Warlingham.

 

[ikcdab]

Try going from Yeovil junction to Yeovil pen mill. Via Exeter, Westbury and castle Cary....
Is the direct link ever used?

 

[zwk500]

Try going from Yeovil junction to Yeovil pen mill. Via Exeter, Westbury and castle Cary....
Is the direct link ever used?

Yep. Not many, but there's a couple in the morning and couple in the evening.

Realtime Trains | Departures from Yeovil Junction all day on 26/10/2022

Train information at Yeovil Junction all day on 26/10/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[WizCastro197]

I think you're confusing Whyteleafe South and Upper Warlingham.

Yes I am

I realised after I had edited it with Deleted prior to a quick map check.

 

[fairysdad]

St Budeaux Ferry Road and St Budeaux Victoria Road maybe on a closeness:route mileage ratio

 

[Mcr Warrior]

There's no way of doing this on a through ticket but if we stretch the definition of Glasgow Central and Queen Street lower levels to seperate them from the High Levels...

Closest station to Glasgow Central high level isn't Glasgow Central low level. It's the same station!

Similarly over at Glasgow Queen Street.

 

[Glenn1969]

Closest station to Glasgow Central high level isn't Glasgow Central low level. It's the same station!

Similarly over at Glasgow Queen Street.

Where does Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street rank on this list?

 

[PGAT]

We need someone to start making a comprehensive list

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Where does Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street rank on this list?

Fairly straightforward journey of under four miles between the two stations' lower level platforms (by changing at Partick).

Half a mile or so on foot.

 

[HullRailMan]

Malton to Pickering is about 15-20 mins buy bus but around 4.5-5 hours by rail.

 

[PGAT]

Penge West and Penge East - around 5 minutes walk but a rail journey would look like this:

Penge West - Norwood Junction , Norwood Junction - Crystal Palace , Crystal Palace - Beckenham Junction , Beckenham Junction - Penge East.

Clock House and Kent House are largely similar:

Clock House - Lewisham , Lewisham - Petts Wood , Petts Wood - Kent House.

Finally Catford and Catford Bridge (you could run between the 2 in 10-15 seconds) require 2 changes at Lewisham and Nunhead.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Malton to Pickering is about 15-20 mins buy bus but around 4.5-5 hours by rail.

Indeed, but Pickering isn't on the GB national network, is it?

OP was asking about normal timetabled services. Is a heritage railway line the latter?

 

[Taunton]

Going from Buchanan Street to St Enoch (or any two adjacent stations) the wrong way on the Glasgow Subway. Not terribly long but very circuitous in a circly kind of way.

I certainly remember that happening in the unreliable last throes of the old subway in the mid-1970s. One circle would break down, and people would be sent "the 'ither way roond", in local vernacular. For Partick to Govan there wasn't much alternative.

 

[Penmorfa]

I would say-so as they are on different lines IIRC nether of them has a station building. The only way between the two is a long path that only connects two platforms. Also, two names so two different stations, a bit like Waterloo and Waterloo East.

Shotton has a newish station building and booking office now (mornings only)

 

[duncanp]

Going from Buchanan Street to St Enoch (or any two adjacent stations) the wrong way on the Glasgow Subway. Not terribly long but very circuitous in a circly kind of way.

What about Buchanan Street to Glasgow Queen Street?

If you did that journey by rail, you would have to take the subway to Partick, and then a train back to Queen Street (Low Level)

St Enoch to Glasgow Central would be similar, with a change at Partick required.

 

[DarloRich]

try any Marston Vale station on a Sunday ( it is a long walk from Bletchley/Bedford!)

 

[duncanp]

West Hampstead (Jubilee Line) to West Hampstead (Thameslink) would involve

• Jubilee Line to Finchley Road
• Metropolitan Line to Kings Cross/St Pancras
• Thameslink to West Hampstead

 

[Oxfordblues]

The National Rail journey planner has a few anomalies. For example, Minffordd to Blaenau Ffestiniog is shown to take 7 hours 30 minutes with three changes. In fact it's a direct train in about 45 minutes, but the narrow gauge doesn't qualify!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The National Rail journey planner has a few anomalies. For example, Minffordd to Blaenau Ffestiniog is shown to take 7 hours 30 minutes with three changes. In fact it's a direct train in about 45 minutes, but the narrow gauge doesn't qualify!

Probably because it's not a National Rail journey?!

 

[duncanp]

Morden (LU) to Morden Road (Tramlink) would have to be done via Balham - Clapham Junction and Wimbledon.

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Moorthorpe to South Elmsall is another oddity. If you didn't know South Yorkshire geography you might think a journey time of 55 minutes with a change at Fitzwilliam is quite reasonable. Yet a look at an OS map reveals the two stations are less than a mile apart and easily walkable in 20 minutes at most!

 

[Scouseinmanc]

There used to be a Liverpool Lime St to Birkenhead Woodside service. Much quicker catching the ferry!

 

[fishwomp]

Suprised Newark hasn't been mentioned yet...

Not surprised: mentioning N****k breaks the secret rule 27 of the forum and is an immediate 3 week ban. This is why you never see it here.

 

[Brubulus]

There's a direct service from Coryton to Radyr, which takes 39 minutes to go 1.25km. I beleive that is one of the slowest direct service between 2 stations where they are not on a loop line.

 

[Taunton]

There used to be a Liverpool Lime St to Birkenhead Woodside service. Much quicker catching the ferry!

Such services (which I recall as well) are more an operating convenience, stringing together various intermediate and overlapping journey opportunities, in the same manner as circular services. The many different routings in south London which started at Victoria and ended up at London Bridge are another.

It was of course a connection provided directly by the Mersey electric line from Liverpool to Hamilton Square.

 

[childwallblues]

Birmingham Moor St to Birmingham New St
Paisley Canal to Paisley Gilmour St

Moor Street to New Street is a change at Smethwick Galton Bridge.

How about Shotton low level to Shotton high level, two routes one via Wrexham and Chester, or via Bidston and Chester.

It is just Shotton Station so I doubt if it would count.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

How about Shotton low level to Shotton high level, two routes one via Wrexham and Chester, or via Bidston and Chester.

Are these actually separate stations?

It is just Shotton Station so I doubt if it would count.

Indeed. I concur.

 

[LUYMun]

West Hampstead (Jubilee Line) to West Hampstead (Thameslink) would involve

• Jubilee Line to Finchley Road
• Metropolitan Line to Kings Cross/St Pancras
• Thameslink to West Hampstead

Likewise, a journey from Brondesbury to Kilburn would've seen an Overground journey to Willesden Junction, changing for a Bakerloo line train to Baker Street, and a Jubilee line train to Kilburn. Otherwise, it's a 3 minute walk!

 

[D841 Roebuck]

A brave attempt that doesn't quite qualify is Stranraer to Whitehead (Co Antrim) - Barrhill is a bit closer...