Trivia: Overlapping station names

[Class800]

The two Tyndrum stations are served by the same train - but after it splits at Crianlarich

 

[NorthOxonian]

If the requirement is simply, two stations share a word (which is how most people who've replied seem to have interpreted it), then there must be dozens, if not hundred of pairs. Basically anywhere where a line has multiple stations in the same town and with the name of the town featuring in the station's name.

If the requirement is for the name of a station to be contained wholely in the name of another station, then it's more interesting and there'd be fewer places.

Your suggestion of West Hampstead and West Ham seems particularly unusual because the two stations actually refer to completely different places. I wonder if there are any other examples like that?

It might not strictly count (but the names are close enough to be worth noting on this thread), but here's another of the latter type: certain evening trains on the South Coast call at both Bosham and Cosham.

 

[telstarbox]

It might not strictly count (but the names are close enough to be worth noting on this thread), but here's another of the latter type: certain evening trains on the South Coast call at both Bosham and Cosham.

Nice!

 

[flitwickbeds]

Most posts above don't qualify. "Tyndrum Lower" isn't contained in "Tyndrum Upper" in the same way as the examples ("West Ham" fully contained inside "West Hampstead" and "Reading" is fully contained inside "Reading West").

Two of my own which do qualify:

Luton > Luton Airport Parkway
Bedford > Bedford St John's

 

[NorthOxonian]

I think I've found a corker:

Islip > West Ruislip

There's only a very small number of services that call at both, but they do exist (the 0815 from Islip gets into West Ruislip at 0914 for example).

 

[flitwickbeds]

I think I've found a corker:

Islip > West Ruislip

There's only a very small number of services that call at both, but they do exist (the 0815 from Islip gets into West Ruislip at 0914 for example).

Winner for me!

 

[noddingdonkey]

Garforth > East Garforth

Tenuous and not currently a direct service:

York > Bramley (Yorks)

 

[notlob.divad]

A few off the top of my head that are not the same town / city name

Edge Hill to Rainhill
Broad Green to Lea Green
Wavertree Technology Park to Eccleston Park
Whiston and Huyton
Huyton and Preston
Prescott and Preston

Edge Hill and Mossley Hill

All on 2 lines coming out of Liverpool. There must be hundreds if not thousands of combinations

 

[pompeyfan]

Portchester, Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth harbour are all served regularly by direct trains.

 

[zwk500]

Most posts above don't qualify. "Tyndrum Lower" isn't contained in "Tyndrum Upper" in the same way as the examples ("West Ham" fully contained inside "West Hampstead" and "Reading" is fully contained inside "Reading West").

Two of my own which do qualify:

Luton > Luton Airport Parkway
Bedford > Bedford St John's

Would you say that Wolverton is fully contained inside Wolverhampton? (Although sadly no direct trains all the way through today, did the Wolverton portion go through in that ill-fated attempt to split/join at New Street?)

 

[flitwickbeds]

Stretching it probably, but doesn't that fail anyway as there's no direct trains between the two?

Garforth > East Garforth

Tenuous and not currently a direct service:

York > Bramley (Yorks)

Two more inspired by yours

Guildford > London Road (Guildford)
Brighton > London Road (Brighton)

 

[zwk500]

Stretching it probably, but doesn't that fail anyway as there's no direct trains between the two?

Definitely today, but may have had a portion go through about 2 years ago when they were splitting at New Street?

Two more inspired by yours

Guildford > London Road (Guildford)
Brighton > London Road (Brighton)

This is in the same boat as the (Yorks) example above, for me. The station in Brighton is just called London Road, the suffix is only used in the computer systems and publicity.

 

[notlob.divad]

Most posts above don't qualify. "Tyndrum Lower" isn't contained in "Tyndrum Upper" in the same way as the examples ("West Ham" fully contained inside "West Hampstead" and "Reading" is fully contained inside "Reading West").

Ahh, maybe I misunderstood. I did not see the significance of fully contained. The title of the thread was overlapping names.

 

[2392]

West Monkseaton and Monkseaton on the Tyne & Wear Metro

 

[telstarbox]

It's possible that a service has run from Charing Cross to Charing (Kent) before although it's not the normal route.

I think I've found a corker:

Islip > West Ruislip

There's only a very small number of services that call at both, but they do exist (the 0815 from Islip gets into West Ruislip at 0914 for example).

Tasty!

 

[paddy1]

Coventry and Coventry Arena

 

[noddingdonkey]

Looks like there are quite a few

Llanrwst and North Llanrwst
Stratford upon Avon and Stratford Upon Avod Parkway
Greenford and South Greenford
Aylesbury and Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Barry and Barry Docks
Braintree and Braintree Freeport
Bromborough and Bromborough Rake
Denham and Denham Golf Club
Lelant and Lelant Saltings
Maesteg and Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
Maghull and Maghull North
Mansfield to Mansfield Woodhouse
Matlock and Matlock Bath
Newbury and Newbury Racecourse
Purley and Purley Oaks

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Three matching endings in a row at Batley, Morley, Cottingley.

 

[1D53]

Three matching endings in a row at Batley, Morley, Cottingley.

Could also have Sheffield, Dronfield and Chesterfield!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Could also have Sheffield, Dronfield and Chesterfield!

That one will be broken if Dore & Totley ever regains MML platforms though!

 

[Statto]

Hawarden-Hawarden Bridge

 

[High Dyke]

Doleham - Ham Street

 

[Grecian 1998]

Exmouth - Paignton trains run through Exeter Central, Exeter St Davids and Exeter St Thomas.

 

[Ted172]

Great Malvern - Malvern Link possibly...

 

[topydre]

Pembroke - Pembroke Dock

An interesting one: if we use the Welsh name of Chester as Caer (as on announcements etc) then there are services to Caerdydd Canolog (Cardiff Central) and Caergybi (Holyhead)

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Exmouth - Paignton trains run through Exeter Central, Exeter St Davids and Exeter St Thomas.

If we're overlapping just the "Ex-", we could add to the list Exton, giving a total of five.

 

[London Trains]

Does the station name have to be fully contained in order, cause otherwise:

Tring...Leighton Buzzard
Cheam...Mitcham Eastfields
Harlesden...Harrow and Wealdstone

 

[SWTCommuter]

Weston Milton, Weston-super-Mare

 

[GrahamD83]

West Monkseaton and Monkseaton on the Tyne & Wear Metro

Also Jesmond - West Jesmond and Gateshead - Gateshead Stadium

Also on the Tees Valley Line there is Redcar Central and Redcar East

 

[Gloster]

I must admit that I thought that the whole of one station name must be contained within another: Lelant and Lelant Saltings count. Just having part of one name in another station’s name (Bere Ferrers and Bere Alston) wouldn’t count. If that was the case you could have Esher and Surbiton as they both have S in the name.

Does telstarbox want to comment?