Station association

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The Ordsall Curve links Manchester Oxford Road with Manchester Victoria via Deansgate and Salford Central.

 

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Kearsley was also opened by the Manchester and Bolton Railway in 1838.

 

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Kearsley station has had several name changes over its lifetime. When opened in 1838 it was named Ringley, quickly changing to Stoneclough, before migrating via Kearsley & Stoneclough to just Kearsley in 1903.

Another station with a similar nomenclature trajectory originally opened as Newburgh, becoming Newburgh for Parbold, then Parbold for Newburgh and finally today's Parbold.

 

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Flowery Field is another two-platformed station where Northern Trains operate.

 

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Ryder Brow is also a DfT category F2 station that was opened in 1985.

 

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Ryder Brow is located on the Manchester - Sheffield line, but the majority of stopping trains are local services between Manchester and New Mills Central.

 

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Lancaster was also once served by a now-closed short branch line.

 

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London Bridge was also served by an early overhead electrification system

 

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Reading is also a 15-platorm station that is managed by Network Rail.

 

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Bournemouth is also served by CrossCountry trains

 

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Motherwell is also a four-platform station that was opened in 1885.

 

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Mount Florida station was also served by the Caledonian Railway prior to the Grouping in 1923.

 

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Crosshill is also an island platform station that was opened by the Cathcart District Railway in 1886.

 

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Acton Bridge also saw the introduction of electric trains in 1962.

 

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Hartford was also opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.

 

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The Hartford Curve allows trains from the West Coast Line to join the Mid Cheshire Line; the nearest station on the latter line is Greenbank, which also serves the town of Hartford.

 

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Cuddington was also opened by the West Cheshire Railway.

 

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Travelling on the Mid-Cheshire line towards Chester, Cuddington is 32¾ miles from Manchester Piccadilly (via Stockport).

Going "the other way" from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester (via Earlestown), after 32¾ miles you will arrive at Helsby.

 

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Little Sutton is also a Grade II listed railway station.

 

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Overpool is also one of the four unstaffed station on the Merseyrail network.

 

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Thurscoe was also opened by British Rail in 1988.

 

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James Cook is also a new station on an existing line.

 

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Pye Corner is also a single-platform station that was opened in 2014.

 

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Cardiff Central is also served by TFW

 

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Pilning is also served by GWR

 

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Grindleford is also the station directly before a major tunnel

 

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Edale was also opened by the Midland Railway in 1894.

 

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Rannoch is also a station predominately used by hikers

 

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Dunrobin Castle is also a Scottish Category "B" listed railway station.

 

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Smithy Bridge also closed during the 1960s, then was re-opened by BR in the year 1985.