When is station road not station road

[AzureOtsu]

Station Road in middle wallop, no railway to be seen and no railway ever in this village

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

I generally talk about the 'train station' to avoid confusion, and to avoid clever persons asking which station I mean.

"Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof", 'I only understand train station' is usually translated to 'it is all Greek to me'.

 

[Graham H]

Station Road in middle wallop, no railway to be seen and no railway ever in this village

Doesnt that lead to Grateley station about 3 miles away ?

 

[kermit]

Station Road in Earl Shilton Leicestershire has never had a station or even a railway line within a couple of miles. The nearest station is Hinckley on the line between Leicester & Nuneaton.

Doesn't the road lead to the former Elmesthorpe Station (by the Wentworth Arms)?

 

[OVS Flatbottom]

The word "station" existed long before the railways and was used to describe a variety of features, such as military posts, stopping places for stage coaches, and so on. See https://www.etymonline.com/word/station. So it would seem very plausible that some Station Roads take their name from one of these other types of station.

I can think of at least one, but not UK: Allenwood in County Kildare, Ireland, never had a railway station, but it has a Station Road, which takes its name from a former power station (which was supplied with peat via Bord na Móna 3' gauge lines, but was never on the national railway network). I half-recall that there's at least one Station Road (and probably more than one) in the UK named for an RAF station, but I could be wrong.

 

[randyrippley]

Station Rd in Blackpool is one that doesn't make sense as its nowhere near any of the stations - unless there was a closed one between Blackpool South and the Pleasure Beach. Was the original south shore terminus much further south?
See this Google map: the road leads to the abandoned railway land half a mile or so south of Blackpool South

Station Rd · Blackpool

Blackpool

www.google.com

 

[Gloster]

Station Rd in Blackpool is one that doesn't make sense as its nowhere near any of the stations - unless there was a closed one between Blackpool South and the Pleasure Beach. Was the original south shore terminus much further south?
See this Google map: the road leads to the abandoned railway land half a mile or so south of Blackpool South

Station Rd · Blackpool

Blackpool

www.google.com

The 1891 25” map on the NLS’s site shows a South Shore Station roughly at the end of Station Road.

 

[JRT]

Station Road in Settle goes past Settle station but ends in Giggleswick at a mini roundabout. The straight on, Brackenber Lane, goes to Giggleswick Station. I am told Station Road was named for Giggleswick Station before Settle station opened.

(Giggleswick station was originally called Settle as it was the only station to serve Settle at the time. )

 

[midland1]

At least we do not have a Train Station Road!

Yes there are! Have a look at Google Maps.....

But they are all in the USA not the UK so its alright

 

[Gloster]

But they are all in the USA not the UK so its alright

There is one shown in Roscrea, County Tipperary, although that might be just a misplaced description.

 

[dcs34]

Station Road, Archway on what is now the Overground and site of a Royal Mail facility and industrial park, but previously some sort of goods yard / rail depot judging by the layout.

 

[John Webb]

Station Road in middle wallop, no railway to be seen and no railway ever in this village

I think this may be one of the roads named after an airfield? Can only find the name on recent maps post WW2.

 

[Dave W]

Station Road, Archway on what is now the Overground and site of a Royal Mail facility and industrial park, but previously some sort of goods yard / rail depot judging by the layout.

Junction Road station was on the corner of Station Road and Junction Road.

 

[swt_passenger]

Station Road, Archway on what is now the Overground and site of a Royal Mail facility and industrial park, but previously some sort of goods yard / rail depot judging by the layout.

That went past Junction Road station, previously Junction Road for Tufnell Park, closed in 1943, so I think that’s a valid station road that did lead to a station...

 

[Spamcan81]

The village of Langford in Bedfordshire has a Station Road running through the southern side of the village, but AFAIW has never had an actual railway station; the two nearest stations being Biggleswade to the north and Arlesey to the south.

It had some goods sidings but never a station. Not only that but had a station been built, access would have been off Cambridge Road not Station Road.

 

[joebassman]

There's a station road and station approach on canvey island in essex that never had a railway I believe

 

[PeterC]

There's a station road and station approach on canvey island in essex that never had a railway I believe

You are forgetting the failed monorail which was projected to run past one end of station road. I have no idea if a station was planned at that point.

 

[K.o.R]

Station Road, just north of Copner Bridge, Portsmouth, it’s about half way between Fratton and Hilsea and was built in anticipation of a station that was never built.

Plus Station Road in Farlington, which leads down to the (many years prior) closed footbridge at the triangle.

 

[Flange Squeal]

Ormskirk is unique I believe in having one station, but four different roads named for it: Railway Approach; Railway Road; Station Approach; and Station Road. The station itself is on Station Approach, making Station Road vaguely relevant to this thread.

Sandown has a Station Approach on one side, and a Station Avenue, Station Lane and Station Road all leading towards it on the other side. Just needs a small new build residential development in a Station Close now!

 

[Gloster]

Plus Station Road in Farlington, which leads down to the (many years prior) closed footbridge at the triangle.

There used to be a halt on the Portsmouth line immediately west of Farlington Junction: it was open 1891-1937, with two periods of closure, according to Wikipedia. A map in the NHL’s collection shows a footbridge over both the Cosham and Portsmouth lines that also served as access to the halt from Station Road, which looks as though it only ran north-east away when the line closed.

EDIT: I see this repeats much of the information in the link embedded in the original post. I failed to notice that.

 

[MCSHF007]

Whilst (reluctantly) appreciating the 'logic' I still despair at anyone with an understanding of/affinity for railways using the term "train station"

 

[Class800]

I don't like 'train station', but it's certainly understandable - foreigners use it a lot, and I think it's to be expected. There's a whole other debate about 'rail station' vs 'railway station'!

 

[Mordac]

Whilst (reluctantly) appreciating the 'logic' I still despair at anyone with an understanding of/affinity for railways using the term "train station"

You should let Northern Ireland Railways know.

 

[mmh]

You should let Northern Ireland Railways know.

Regional / different nation variations in language and dialect exist of course. Companies may or may not get it right, of course - see for example all the years where the Glasgow Subway was branded "Underground" despite no local calling it that.

 

[swt_passenger]

Plus Station Road in Farlington, which leads down to the (many years prior) closed footbridge at the triangle.

Yes, I knew about that location, but the evidence that there was a station at some point means it isn’t what this thread is after, as emphasised in post #7.

 

[Dr Hoo]

There's a station road and station approach on canvey island in essex that never had a railway I believe

There was a short-lived 'horse-drawn monorail'. See The First Essex Monorail - CanveyIsland.orghttps://www.canveyisland.org › arts-2 › essex-countryside .

 

[Journeyman]

The original Winchburgh station, which closed in the 1930s, has a Station Road which formerly led to it. The town also has a recently built Station View, in readiness for the proposed new station.

 

[mtmikethom]

Not quite to title subject but if you were a stranger in Welham Green and walked down Station Road expecting to find Welham Green Station you might be a little off course, though you would come across one eventually

 

[Thebaz]

Carshalton has a Station Road which does not lead to the station and is not even in the vicinity of the station unless you count the London end of the recently extended platforms. What makes it more odd is that the station occupies the same spot it always has done, so this road has never even led to a previous build of the station.

 

[Deafdoggie]

Station Rd in Blackpool is one that doesn't make sense as its nowhere near any of the stations - unless there was a closed one between Blackpool South and the Pleasure Beach. Was the original south shore terminus much further south?
See this Google map: the road leads to the abandoned railway land half a mile or so south of Blackpool South

Station Rd · Blackpool

Blackpool

www.google.com

The original Central Station was further North, just south of Coral Island between Seasiders Way and Bonny Street, it's now a car park. I guess South Station moved too.

Alsager has a Station Road that is close to, but not actually at, the Station. Curiously, the road the Station is on changes its name at the level crossing, with Audley Road greeting you if you get off a train from Stoke & Sandbach Road South if you get off a train from Crewe, Station Road is a short walk away from here.