Gomper
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I was thinking New Mills, pop. 12,000
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Trivia: Smallest town by population to have more than one station
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Cricketer8for9
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Tyndrum?
pokemonsuper9
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Tyndrum has 2 stations and a population of 167
Wikipedia even says
Wikipedia even says
RedPostJunc
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Ryde has a population of 24,000 and three stations.
Gloster
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Could Lelant be the smallest in England? (At least among those with the place name at the beginning of both station names.)
Sun Chariot
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You beat me to it!
ChrisC
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Tyndrum is the smallest settlement to have more than one railway station but if keeping to the thread title it certainly is not a town. It’s a small village with a population of under 200.
If we're being strict on town definitions, then is Woburn Sands a town (and one place together with Apsley Guise)? They certainly look fairly conjoined and like a quite small place to have two station...
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Ardrossan? Population 10,670 according to Wikipedia 3 stations - Ardrossan South Beach, Ardrossan Town and Ardrossan Harbour
Tyndrum definitely the smallest settlement. I remember stopping at Upper Tyndrum last year on the Midland Pullman while we waited for a Scotrail unit to come the other way. 400 people milling around on the station platform for 20 minutes - we temporarily trebled the population!
In terms of towns, Dorking and Pontrefact could be contenders as well. They're both small-ish towns with 3 stations.
In terms of towns, Dorking and Pontrefact could be contenders as well. They're both small-ish towns with 3 stations.
MadMarsupial
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Llanrwst is a market town, population around 3300 and two stations.
Y Ddraig Coch
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Llanrwst must be in with a shout?
birchesgreen
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Although very close they are in different counties, i wouldn't count them as being the same place.
Farigiraf
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Burscough has 2 stations (Junction and Bridge), pop. approx 8700 in 2021
Sun Chariot
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Don't tell the residents of Grayshott (Hampshire and Surrey) or Emsworth (Hampshire and West Sussex)....
birchesgreen
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Plus Earlswood (WM and Warks) but so what? Those are the same place. Woburn Sands and Aspley Guise are not.
Requeststop
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The village has expanded with new housing around the Saltings and up in the Church Road area since the mid nineties. And the Saltings station has only two services a day now the St Erth Park and Ride is in full swing.
Sun Chariot
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Absolutely; and some of my 1980s school classmates were bussed in from Woburn Sands and Aspley Guise.
I don't know about for Earlswood, but it's a bit "territorial" in Grayshott. House prices on the Surrey side, typically exceed those on Hampshire's side; yet the village's centre (including a European food market and a supercars garage) are on the "cheap side" - which, by national average, isn't cheap either...
Sun Chariot
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Ryde's population (24k, 2021) far exceeds that of Androssan - post #10
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Dorking?
birchesgreen
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Ardrossan has a slightly smaller population.
BeijingDave
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Hawarden, although not a winner, is in there with two (named) stations for a population of c13500.
It also has an airport.
Pontefract also notable for having three stations for a population of 30000.
It also has an airport.
Pontefract also notable for having three stations for a population of 30000.
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WestCountry
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Being more pedantic, the post says nothing about the stations being National Rail or even standard gauge!
I would submit Fairbourne as having eight stations with a population just over 1000. Or for towns, Tywyn with three stations and just over 2000, although there may be better candidates.
(I agree Llanwrst is the sensible answer as written, and Tyndrum as possibly intended).
I would submit Fairbourne as having eight stations with a population just over 1000. Or for towns, Tywyn with three stations and just over 2000, although there may be better candidates.
(I agree Llanwrst is the sensible answer as written, and Tyndrum as possibly intended).
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Hawarden Bridge is not in Hawarden though!
Sun Chariot
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Good grief!
It must also be contender for the "most over-optimistic promoter during the Nineteenth Century Railway Mania"...
d9009alycidon
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Coatbridge which has a population of 44,000, has six stations.
WestCountry
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That's counting the narrow-gauge railway, as technically not ruled out by the question.Good grief!
pokemonsuper9
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To add to that, I then suggest Blackpool, Population of 141k, and about 30 stations (depending on what counts as a "station" in the Pleasure Beach).That's counting the narrow-gauge railway, as technically not ruled out by the question.
Edit: Just realised I forgot the tram, probably pushes the total up by 10 or so
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