"track starts. Where the two routes cross is where the proposed Worcester (Norton) Parkway station would be built. About after Oxford is Worcester Shrub Hill station. Here are connections to commuter lines going to . If Worcester (Norton) Parkway is built Shrub Hill station will be closed. Worcester Foregate Street station gives connections to the city centre and other lines to Birmingham. later the line reaches Malvern Link station. Great Malvern station follows, and later is the site of the former Malvern Wells station. After Malvern Wells the line enters the long Colwall New Tunnel. This is the second Colwall"
"Abbey Foregate railway station Abbey Foregate railway station was in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, south-east of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Despite its name, the nearest road was Underdale Road, not Abbey Foregate. Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway, it closed to passengers in 1912. Today there remains a signal box on the line to Wolverhampton called Abbey Foregate (code of 'AF'). It controls the junction and the"
"access to Abbey Foregate Yard. No remains of the platform exist. Abbey Foregate railway station Abbey Foregate railway station was in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, south-east of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Despite its name, the nearest road was Underdale Road, not Abbey Foregate. Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway, it closed to passengers in 1912. Today there remains a signal box on the line to Wolverhampton called"
"Ludgate Hill railway station Ludgate Hill was a railway station in the City of London that was opened on 1 June 1865 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) as its City terminus. It was situated on Ludgate Viaduct (a railway viaduct) between Queen Victoria Street and Ludgate Hill, slightly north of St. Paul's station (now called Blackfriars station) on the site of the former Fleet Prison. North of Ludgate Hill station, Ludgate Viaduct continued to the Snow Hill tunnel to connect with the then recently opened Metropolitan Railway south of Farringdon station to enable main-line trains to run"
"Ludgate Hill railway station Ludgate Hill was a railway station in the City of London that was opened on 1 June 1865 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) as its City terminus. It was situated on Ludgate Viaduct (a railway viaduct) between Queen Victoria Street and Ludgate Hill, slightly north of St. Paul's station (now called Blackfriars station) on the site of the former Fleet Prison. North of Ludgate Hill station, Ludgate Viaduct continued to the Snow Hill tunnel to connect with the then recently opened Metropolitan Railway south of Farringdon station to enable main-line trains to run"
"largest but least used station, located on the Shrub Hill Road about three quarters of a mile from the city centre. It is served by trains towards Birmingham via Kidderminster or Bromsgrove, Hereford via Malvern, London Paddington via Oxford, Bristol Temple Meads via Gloucester. The station is managed by London Midland and services are provided by London Midland and First Great Western. Although many services do serve both Worcester stations, some services will only serve one or the other station. Tickets marked as WORCESTER STNS may be used to exit the railway network at any of the two city stations."
"Shrewsbury & Wolverhampton (though there are a few through trains to Chester & Birmingham International in the morning & late evening). Albrighton railway station Albrighton railway station, on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line, serves the large village of Albrighton in Shropshire, England. The former up goods yard is now occupied by a small estate of low rise offices. Passenger numbers using the station have increased dramatically in the last 10 years, with Albrighton being a popular ""dormitory village"" for commuters to the West Midlands conurbation. Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham"
"Finish Productions ""Torchwood"" audio drama ""Ghost Mission"", written by James Goss and released in May 2016. Norton Folgate Norton Folgate is a short length of street in London, connecting Bishopsgate with Shoreditch High Street, on the northern edge of the City of London. It constitutes a short section of the A10 road, the former Roman Ermine Street. Its name is a reminder of the tiny ancient Liberty of Norton Folgate situated in and around the area. The nearest London Underground station is Liverpool Street, also a National Rail mainline railway station. The nearest London Overground station is Shoreditch High Street."
"Norton Folgate Norton Folgate is a short length of street in London, connecting Bishopsgate with Shoreditch High Street, on the northern edge of the City of London. It constitutes a short section of the A10 road, the former Roman Ermine Street. Its name is a reminder of the tiny ancient Liberty of Norton Folgate situated in and around the area. The nearest London Underground station is Liverpool Street, also a National Rail mainline railway station. The nearest London Overground station is Shoreditch High Street. It lends its name to a character – played by Samuel Barnett – in the Big"
"of the joint line (Abbey Foregate, Upton Magna, Walcot, Admaston and Wellington) only Wellington is still open. Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway The Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway (S&WJR) was operated by the London North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway. Its line ran from Shrewsbury (Abbey Foregate station, not to be confused with Abbey station, also in Shrewsbury) to Wellington. Abbey Foregate also acted as a junction, with chords to Shrewsbury station and to the direct line to Wales. Construction, between 1846 and 1849, was a joint effort between the Shropshire Union Railways (SUR) and the Shrewsbury and"
"from Horsham to the Arun Valley. The station is unstaffed, and is served mostly in the peak hours. As of April 2015, there are 11 northbound and 12 southbound trains calling at the station on weekdays with no trains in either direction on weekends. Northbound, trains run from to either , or Peterborough; one of these trains is extended from . Southbound, trains run from London to ; one of these trains is extended to . Faygate railway station Faygate Station is located on the Arun Valley Line, between Littlehaven and Ifield, down the line from , measured via Redhill."
"fire in 1959. To serve the new White City shopping centre development, a new station on the Hammersmith & City line, also called Wood Lane opened on 12 October 2008 to the east of Wood Lane. Maps Wood Lane Wood Lane (A219, formerly A40) is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway (A40) past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (W12 postal district). It is probably best known as the former home of the iconic BBC Television Centre, also BBC White"
"Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway The Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway (S&WJR) was operated by the London North Western Railway and the Great Western Railway. Its line ran from Shrewsbury (Abbey Foregate station, not to be confused with Abbey station, also in Shrewsbury) to Wellington. Abbey Foregate also acted as a junction, with chords to Shrewsbury station and to the direct line to Wales. Construction, between 1846 and 1849, was a joint effort between the Shropshire Union Railways (SUR) and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway (S&BR). The line was long. The line opened on 1 June 1849, simultaneously with the"
"the Level crossing gates. Reigate railway station Reigate railway station serves the town of Reigate, Surrey, England, on the North Downs Line. It is measured from via . The station is managed by Southern, which use it as one of their termini and provide an hourly direct service to London Victoria. The original Reigate stations were located two miles from the town centre in a hamlet then known as Warwick Town but which later became Redhill. Red Hill and Reigate Road station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 12 July 1841. The nearby town was then served"
"day that run from Barking to Edgware Road via Victoria before 6 a.m. (as of February 2015). London Bus routes 15, 25, 67, 115 and 135, 205 and 254, night routes N15, N25, N205, N253 and N550 serve the station outside on Whitechapel High Street. Aldgate East tube station Aldgate East is a London Underground station on Whitechapel High Street in Whitechapel, in London, England; and takes is namesake from the nearby City of London ward of Aldgate which is due east of the station. It is on the Hammersmith & City line between Liverpool Street and Whitechapel, and on"
"3–7 minutes between 06:01 and 01:01 northbound and 05:37 and 00:18 southbound (as of 2015). As of 2015, London Bus routes 43, 134 and 263 and night bus route N20 serve the station. The disused platforms and tunnels have sometimes been used for filming and have appeared in several productions including the feature film ""Paperhouse"", and the television series ""EastEnders"" and ""Waking the Dead"". Highgate tube station Highgate is a London Underground station and former railway station in Archway Road, in the London Borough of Haringey in north London. The station takes its name from nearby Highgate Village. It is"
"Highgate tube station Highgate is a London Underground station and former railway station in Archway Road, in the London Borough of Haringey in north London. The station takes its name from nearby Highgate Village. It is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Archway and East Finchley stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station was originally opened in 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations. As part of their only partially completed Northern Heights plan, the London Underground started serving the station in 1941, using new platforms"
"Primrose Hill railway station Primrose Hill was a railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England. It was opened on 5 May 1855 as Hampstead Road, replacing an earlier station of that name (opened 9 June 1851). It was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862 and became Primrose Hill on 25 September 1950. The station closed on 28 September 1992. The station was at the junction of the line west from on the North London Line and the West Coast Main Line. There were platforms on both lines; they could be seen from trains"
"Common is Telegraph Hill – earlier known as Cabbage Hill – which was the site of a station on the Admiralty Shutter telegraph line. This used the shutter system to communicate between London and Portsmouth from 1796 until 1816. The buildings were small two-roomed wooden huts with a frame which held the six wooden shutters. The station was replaced by a semaphore station built at Claygate. Malden Rushett was due to have had a railway station built as part of the Southern Railway's extension from Motspur Park to Leatherhead via Chessington. The line reached Chessington South in 1939 and work"
"Wellington railway station (Shropshire) Wellington railway station serves the town of Wellington, Shropshire, England. It is situated on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. Trains are operated by West Midlands Railway (who manage the station), Transport for Wales and Virgin Trains West Coast. The station was built at the junction of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway with the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company's line from Stafford via Newport. It was opened on 1 June 1849. The S&BR reached Wolverhampton later that year, but was frustrated in their attempts to reach Birmingham"
"Harrowgate Hill Harrowgate Hill is an electoral ward and suburb in the borough of Darlington, England. It is situated north of Darlington town centre, and enclosed on two sides by railways — the East Coast Main Line to the east, and the Tees Valley Line to the west. The ward extends as far south as Thompson Street and as far north as Beaumont Hill. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 5,997. Harrowgate Hill is one of the largest wards in Darlington with over 2,500 properties and more than 4,800 resident electors (that’s not including children"
"Preston Fishergate Hill railway station Preston Fishergate Hill was a railway station at the bottom of Fishergate Hill in Preston. It formed the northeastern terminus of the West Lancashire Railway which built a direct railway link between Southport and Preston. The station was also known as Preston West Lancashire Station (OS 1:2500 1st Ed map). The terminus opened on 15 September 1882 and was designed by Charles Henry Driver. It closed to passengers on 16 July 1900 when the West Lancashire Railway was absorbed by its rival, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Biddle, 1989). From that date, the new owners"
"Reigate railway station Reigate railway station serves the town of Reigate, Surrey, England, on the North Downs Line. It is measured from via . The station is managed by Southern, which use it as one of their termini and provide an hourly direct service to London Victoria. The original Reigate stations were located two miles from the town centre in a hamlet then known as Warwick Town but which later became Redhill. Red Hill and Reigate Road station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 12 July 1841. The nearby town was then served by a horse-drawn omnibus"
"Stonegate railway station Stonegate railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is located between Witherenden Hill and Stonegate in the parish of Ticehurst, East Sussex. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings. The South Eastern Railway route between and was authorised in 1846 (9 & 10 Vic. cap. LXIV), and opened in"
"was launched to change the name of the Aldgate East station to ""Brick Lane"", but received no official support. The nearest London Overground station is Shoreditch High Street station. This line runs on part of the former East London Line which has now been converted to London Overground. At the junction with Pedley Street existed the former Shoreditch Underground station terminus, which closed in 2006 due to the construction of the East London Line extension, and replaced by the aforementioned Shoreditch High Street. Remnants of the station can be seen from trains entering and leaving Liverpool Street station. The street"
"routes N205, N253, N550 and N551 serve the station. Additionally, bus route 25 has a 24-hour bus service. Aldgate station plays a role in the Sherlock Holmes story ""The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"" (published in the anthology ""His Last Bow""). In the story, the body of a junior clerk named Cadogan West is found on the tracks outside Aldgate, with a number of stolen plans for the Bruce-Partington submarine in his pocket. It seems clear enough that ""the man, dead or alive, either fell or was precipitated from a train."" But why, wonders Holmes, did the dead man not"
"Shrewsbury railway station Shrewsbury railway station is in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Built in 1848, it was designated a grade II listed building in 1969. The station is north west of Birmingham New Street. Many services starting at or passing through the station are bound for Wales; it is operated by Transport for Wales and is one of their key network hubs. Shrewsbury was the busiest station in Shropshire and 14th busiest in the West Midlands in 2014-15. The station was formerly known as Shrewsbury General and is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as"
"and platform built for the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire has been restored. Shrewsbury Abbey railway station Shrewsbury Abbey was a railway station in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England part of the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway. It was named after the nearby Shrewsbury Abbey. The station had an adjacent goods yard and wagon building works. Shrewsbury Abbey was originally planned to be just one station on a railway from Llanymynech to Market Drayton but when financial problems halted the project, it became the permanent terminus. However it was never connected to Shrewsbury Station. All passenger services would have to change here. This was because"
"and Shepherds Bush Market stations are situated in the town centre, while Goldhawk Road station is in the south. The White City and Wood Lane stations are in the north of the area. The junkyard in the sitcom ""Steptoe & Son"" was situated at the fictional 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush. The BBC used to have many offices in Shepherd's Bush, but many have now been closed or moved. They included the Lime Grove Studios on the site of previous film studios Gaumont and Gainsborough Pictures. Sulgrave House, Threshold and Union Houses and Kensington House—now a hotel. The BBC's"
"same destinations. Gathurst railway station On the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, the semi-rural Gathurst is a two-platform station on the Southport line north west of Wigan Wallgate station. The station also serves the nearby village of Shevington, indeed until 1973 (see British Rail Timetable of 1972) was named ""Gathurst for Shevington"". It is currently operated by Northern. The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now in use for non-railway purposes (as a public house), modest shelters now being provided on both platforms for rail travellers. The station was"
"Oakengates railway station Oakengates railway station serves the town of Oakengates, part of the new town of Telford, England. It lies on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line and has two platforms. About half of the passenger trains running along the line call at the station, the others pass straight through. Passenger numbers using the station have increased dramatically in the last 10 years. Rail services are primarily provided by West Midlands Trains from Monday to Saturday with Transport for Wales providing a Sunday service. Virgin Trains (West Coast) do not currently"
"and east of the main road. Other settlements are Union Street and Dale Hill to the west, and Seacox Heath to the east. Including the surrounding woods and fields, Flimwell covers an area of approximately , of which only approximately 5% is built-up. South-east from Ticehurst and due north-east from Burwash, is a small settlement, Stonegate. It came into being at the same time as the railway line from Tunbridge Wells. The station at Stonegate has hourly train services to London (Charing Cross and Cannon Street) and to Hastings. The next stop from Stonegate to London is Wadhurst and towards"
"Wakefield Kirkgate railway station Wakefield Kirkgate railway station is a railway station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Unlike the nearby Wakefield Westgate railway station, Kirkgate is unstaffed. The station is managed by Northern but also served by Grand Central. It is on the Hallam, Pontefract and Huddersfield lines. It has a limited number of services to London King's Cross. The original Kirkgate station opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 was the only station in Wakefield until Westgate was opened in 1867. The railway station building dates from 1854. Some demolition work took place in 1972, removing buildings"