Trivia: Nearby stations

[TheSel]

Anywhere where you can see stations on the opposite side of a river? Clydeside, Merseyside, etc?

What about Hawarden Bridge and Shotton (High Level)? Straight line, only 36 chains apart, but on opposite sides of the River Dee.

 

[Whisky Papa]

From memory from Urmston you can see Chassen Road and Flixton in one direction and Humphrey Park and Trafford Park in the other on account of the line being dead straight until the platforms at Trafford Park.

I can certainly vouch for Chassen Road and Flixton, but I've never looked the other way! In fact, the road bridge at the platform end obscures the view towards Manchester from the Manchester-bound platform, and I've never looked back when alighting on the other platform to see if it is any better. Humphrey Park should certainly be visible, Trafford Park is just on a curve so possibly not. The view from up on the road bridge is rather obscured by two further bridges in this direction, unfortunately.

 

[route101]

What about Edinburgh Gateway and South Gyle? Edinburgh park and Haymarket , perhaps too far ?

 

[ijmad]

Anywhere where you can see stations on the opposite side of a river? Clydeside, Merseyside, etc?

There is a sliver of Charing Cross visible from the end of Platform A at Waterloo East, if I recall correctly.

 

[Esker-pades]

What about Edinburgh Gateway and South Gyle? Edinburgh park and Haymarket , perhaps too far ?

Just for the former, absolutely not for the latter.

 

[route101]

Just for the former, absolutely not for the latter.

I thought it was a stretch even though the line is straight .

What about Nitshill , Preisthill and Darnley and Kennishead?

 

[mjmason1996]

On the T&W Metro, South Gosforth and Ilford road can be seen from each other.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Most of the Wirral line stations can be seen from one-another on a clear day.

I remember once, with the aid of binoculars, from Port Sunlight, I could see the M53 motorway bridge, which is between Eastham Rake and Hooton.

 

[Joey Beauchamp]

Pevensey & Westham from Pevensey Bay (and vice versa)

 

[Ashley Hill]

Can you see one St Budeaux station from the other?

No they're in separate cuttings separated by an excellent chip shop.
Digby & Sowton and Newcourt.
Exton and Lympstone Commando
St James Park and Exeter Central

 

[ATW Alex 101]

I guess technically you can see Leicester Square tube station from Covent Garden tube station and vice-versa albeit not the platforms, but the roundel of each respective station. There are a few more I reckon this is the case within the London area.

 

[Malcolmffc]

Chessington North and South. They are barely a mile apart

 

[Crawley Ben]

Does East Grinstead count seeing as the Bluebell station and the main line station are in sight of one another.

Tamworth high level and Tamworth low level maybe or they classed as one station?

Cheers

Ben

 

[Peter0124]

You can see bridgeton station from the far end of dalmarnock station

 

[aviator]

Can Dorking main be seen from Deepdene?

IIRC if you are standing at the extreme south of Dorking platform 2, and you know where to look, and the trees on the embankment have no leaves on them, then you can make out Deepdene station. Easier to stand at the east end of Deepdene to look down across the cutting to see Dorking.

Of course if it's night time and all the platform lighting is on at both stations ...

 

[aviator]

Following on from this - it's not possible to see Deepdene from Dorking West because of the curved cutting between them.

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Wimbledon Park yet - easy to see from the Up flyover - I would always look out for it when I was a kid!

 

[norbitonflyer]

Kingston and Hampton Wick

As a regular user of Kingston, I've never noticed that. The approach to the bridge from Hampton Wick is on a curve. Where do you have to be on Kingston station to see Hampton Wick?

 

[VT 390]

Does East Grinstead count seeing as the Bluebell station and the main line station are in sight of one another.

Tamworth high level and Tamworth low level maybe or they classed as one station?

Cheers

Ben

Tamworth is one station.

 

[Crawley Ben]

Tamworth is one station.

Cheers VT 390 for the info.

Ben