Grecian 1998
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A somewhat clunky title, but which lines have had the most station platforms reopened without the line itself ever having been closed to passengers?
The Settle & Carlisle probably wins given eight stations with two platforms each closed in 1970 and reopened in 1986 (save that Ribblehead didn't get a new northbound platform until 1993), making 16. It did have a fairly useless service for most of those 16 years with just two trains a day in each direction serving only Appleby between Settle and Carlisle AIUI.
Salisbury - Exeter has 8 (albeit 2 are replacements), fairly notable considering it's always had plenty of open stations and at least a 2 hourly interval service since numerous platforms and stations were closed in 1966-67:
Templecombe - up platform reopened 1983. Down platform extended and reopened 2012 (in place of up platform in order to close footbridge).
Yeovil Junction - (current) down platform reopened 1975.
Axminster - up platform reopened 2009.
Feniton - down platform reopened 1971.
Whimple - up platform extended and reopened 1991 (in place of down platform in order to close footbridge).
Pinhoe - both platforms reopened 1983.
Technically some of those have been demolished, so replacement platforms can count as long as they're primarily in the same location.
There have been a fair few redoubling projects over the last 30 years so there might be a few lines which can beat that.
The Settle & Carlisle probably wins given eight stations with two platforms each closed in 1970 and reopened in 1986 (save that Ribblehead didn't get a new northbound platform until 1993), making 16. It did have a fairly useless service for most of those 16 years with just two trains a day in each direction serving only Appleby between Settle and Carlisle AIUI.
Salisbury - Exeter has 8 (albeit 2 are replacements), fairly notable considering it's always had plenty of open stations and at least a 2 hourly interval service since numerous platforms and stations were closed in 1966-67:
Templecombe - up platform reopened 1983. Down platform extended and reopened 2012 (in place of up platform in order to close footbridge).
Yeovil Junction - (current) down platform reopened 1975.
Axminster - up platform reopened 2009.
Feniton - down platform reopened 1971.
Whimple - up platform extended and reopened 1991 (in place of down platform in order to close footbridge).
Pinhoe - both platforms reopened 1983.
Technically some of those have been demolished, so replacement platforms can count as long as they're primarily in the same location.
There have been a fair few redoubling projects over the last 30 years so there might be a few lines which can beat that.