Trivia: Which station has the curviest platform?

[Old Yard Dog]

Which station has the platform with the shortest radius curve?

Guessing that an underground or light-rail station might be the tightest, which national rail surface station has this honour?

 

[snowball]

I imagine York is a strong candidate?

 

[gnolife]

I'd guess at Shipley, Earlestown or Dinting.

 

[DanNCL]

Hartlepool and Newcastle both have very tight corners (iirc 150s can't call at Hartlepool because of how large the gap would be between the doors and the platform)

 

[LowLevel]

Liverpool Lime Street platform 6 was always very spaghetti like curving both ways but has had the end lopped off so is a bit better. Platform 9 is also pretty tight - neither is that remarkable overall I guess but for a terminal it's fairly unusual.

 

[GusB]

The Far North/Kyle platforms at Inverness are on fairly tight curves.

 

[philthetube]

Accrington?

 

[Spankthemonkey]

Temple Meads?

 

[Tunnel Bore]

The highest numbered platforms at Clapham Junction (16/17?) must be in with a shout.

 

[Pete_uk]

Gloucester P2 and 4 are quite bendy

 

[Cricketer8for9]

Lewisham and West Norwood spring to mind.

 

[yorksrob]

How about Lewes' London platforms ?

If we're including the Underground, that one on the Northern line at Embankment (on what used to be a loop) must be a strong contender.

 

[Mag_seven]

If we're including the Underground, that one on the Northern line at Embankment (on what used to be a loop) must be a strong contender

There must be loads on the Underground but the Central Line platforms at Bank immediately spring to mind.

 

[bishdunster]

Dorchester South must be in with a chance !

 

[a_c_skinner]

Carnforth?

 

[Tio Terry]

I think Clapham Junction Platform 17 is the worst I've seen.

 

[185143]

I boarded at Earlestown platform 4 on Saturday in the snow-I wasn't aware it was quite that curved!

 

[najaB]

The Dundee platforms at Perth are pretty curved,.

 

[Dr Hoo]

I'd guess at Shipley, Earlestown or Dinting.

Also in the 'triangular' class, Rutherglen and Ambergate deserve a mention.

 

[NSE]

On the tube its definitely Bank. Though I recall on Central Line station towards the west side of London (Might be Notting Hill now I think about it) where you see it curve one way then the other.

 

[Joseph_Locke]

Bushey (DC lines)?

 

[Anvil1984]

Hartlepool and Newcastle both have very tight corners (iirc 150s can't call at Hartlepool because of how large the gap would be between the doors and the platform)

Urban myth..... 150s are permitted to stop at Hartlepool, however they aren't cleared between East Bolton and Sunderland which prevents their use on Durham Coast (950s are permitted between those points but are restricted to 40 mph)

 

[Hornet]

Of all of the 2,500+ GB Stations I've visited, only one has made me go "(choose expletive here) hell! That's tight!"



The Western side platform is not as tight.

 

[Lrd]

Strood is quite screechy

 

[DanNCL]

Urban myth..... 150s are permitted to stop at Hartlepool, however they aren't cleared between East Bolton and Sunderland which prevents their use on Durham Coast (950s are permitted between those points but are restricted to 40 mph)

I didn't realize it was the bit shared with the Metro that's the problem (I'd read that it was Hartlepool and believed what I read); though I'd be surprised if it was clearance issues, based on the fact that the 950 goes down there (and on the metro only line to South Hylton, see this photograph (not mine) https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_rail_photos/26985753831/in/photostream/ )

 

[Dougal2345]

Dorchester South must be in with a chance !

My guess is that Poole is worse...

Someone could compare all these nominations on Google Maps and select a winner

I just did Poole, Dorchester South, West St Leonards and Carnforth (see below), and I think Carnforth probably wins....

 

[farleigh]

West StLeonards?

 

[Tio Terry]

With Clapham Junction platform 17 it's not just the horizontal clearance, there's a considerable verticle step as well which creates a rather large gap - also, it's a very busy platform when a WLL or Southern MK train arrives with a very limited width platform. I think it's very dangerous during peak times.

 

[a_c_skinner]

and I think Carnforth probably wins....

First time I've won anything on here!

 

[Hornet]

Poole


Dorchester South

West St Leonards

Carnforth