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What are the two closest stations on the same line?
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SqUaShIe P
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Im sure we all use oyster cards, but even paying by oyster is like day light robbery.
I want my car back, it costs pennys!
a fiver on an oyster card wont even last a day
a fiver in the punto will last all week
EM2
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a fiver on an oyster card wont even last a day
a fiver in the punto will last all week
A fiver of petrol might do, maybe. What about tax, insurance and parking?
A chain is 22 yards, BTW.
And does anyone know how far from Maidstone West to Maidstone Barracks?
90019
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Not to mention the cost of buying the car in the first place (although, you'd have to take into account how long you kept it for)
Chester025
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34 Chains. 0.42 miles.
36 Chains. 0.45 miles.
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31 Chains. 0.38 Miles.
Proud Salopian
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Miles and chains is the system for measuring distances on nearly all railway lines in this country! There are obvious exceptions, such as HS1. But generally on a railway bridge, for example, will be the distance marker with miles and chains (for instance, "23mi 45ch"). A chain is quite an appropriate unit of distance on the railways IMO.
Don't have the exact distance, but Montpelier and Redland appear to be about 0.36 miles apart following the track according to Google Earth. I feel it's worth pointing out that the correspoding journey by road takes you through a give-way sign, four sets of traffic lights and a mini-roundabout.
WillPS
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So spinning this off a little, what's the standard single fair you can find between two stations? The lowest price I've found has been Kirkby-in-Ashfield to Sutton Parkway at £1, but I'm sure there are cheaper...
mackenzie_blu
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but city thameslink is a mile long (good for overcrowding
Not quite that long but the platforms are fully in use yet with the side nearest Blackfriars seeing trains where as the end of the station towards Farringdon is unused making the stations closer. Although once TLP is finished Blackfriars will move away from City! Well the platforms anyway!
EM2
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It just so happened that today, I needed to go Embankment to Charing Cross and Leicester Square to Covent Garden (both as part of longer trips!)
From the brakes coming off to coming to a stop:
E - CX = 45secs
LS- CG = 38secs
From the brakes coming off to coming to a stop:
E - CX = 45secs
LS- CG = 38secs
Oracle
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South Ealing to Northfields used to be cited by LT, along with Covent Garden to Leicester Square as the shortest distances on the Underground. In recent years they have just referred to CG to LS. I think that there is a very slight advantage in the latter's favour. However, during WW2 there was an emergency exit from the east end of Northfields that was extant for decades. It was of concrete construction and was accessed by steps up to an overbridge that then ran on the north side of the EB Local to Weymouth Avenue. Here is a photo taken in 1948 from the overbridge:
http://www.ltmcollection.org/images/webmax/5y/i000095y.jpg
Here is the location:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.500039&lon=-0.310626&z=18.9&r=0&src=msl
The distance between Weymouth Avenue and the platform ends of SE station or even South Ealing Road is minimal. However, that of course requires the definition of 'distance between' to be stretched!
http://www.ltmcollection.org/images/webmax/5y/i000095y.jpg
Here is the location:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.500039&lon=-0.310626&z=18.9&r=0&src=msl
The distance between Weymouth Avenue and the platform ends of SE station or even South Ealing Road is minimal. However, that of course requires the definition of 'distance between' to be stretched!
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38 Chains. 0.47 Miles.
bunnahabhain
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Newhaven Harbour to Newhaven Marine must surely be a contender?
EM2
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Bayswater to Queensway is only about 10 chains on foot but quite a lot longer by train
SqUaShIe P
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Yeah, So maybe the train goes at a greater speed between LS + CG then it does between E + CX
depends on how were measuring it. Closest in TIME or closest in DISTANCE
Yeah, So maybe the train goes at a greater speed between LS + CG then it does between E + CX
depends on how were measuring it. Closest in TIME or closest in DISTANCE
Leicester Square to Covent Garden beats Embankment to CX on both counts.
West India Quay to Canary Wharf takes the overall prize though.
In ye olden days, Manchester Victoria to Manchester Exchange?
37401
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Birmingham Moor St- Birmingham Snow Hill?
I can understand the short distances in the centre of a town, but why were two fairly expensive establishments built so close?
merlodlliw
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1.Llanrwst North to Llanrwst station only yards apart.(Conwy Valley line)
2.Its gone now. Manchester Exchange to Manchester Victoria,same platform
eleven shared, it was the longest platform in the UK, if I recall.
2.Its gone now. Manchester Exchange to Manchester Victoria,same platform
eleven shared, it was the longest platform in the UK, if I recall.
OMGitsDAVE
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The closest i can think of is Seaton Carew - Hartlepool. 2 Minutes on the train, and thats if it stops at the signal. aha!
(But, the timetable states 5 minutes, so it is often waiting in hartlepool for the remainder)
(But, the timetable states 5 minutes, so it is often waiting in hartlepool for the remainder)
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