Which major station lies almost exactly 300 miles north of London on the West Coast Main Line?
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Carlisle railway station Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 mi south east of Glasgow Central , and 299 mi north north west of London Euston . It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line – notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds , Sheffield and ultimately London St Pancras .
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West Coast Main Line The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. It is one of the busiest mixed-traffic railway routes in Europe, carrying a mixture of intercity rail, regional rail, commuter rail and rail freight traffic. The core route of the WCML runs from London to Glasgow, with branches diverging to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, totalling a route mileage of 700 mi . Services from London to North Wales and Edinburgh also run via the WCML; however the main London-Edinburgh route is the East Coast Main Line. In addition, several sections of the WCML form part of the suburban railway systems in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, with many more smaller commuter stations, as well as providing links to more rural towns.
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Shalford railway station Shalford railway station serves the village of Shalford, Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway. It is on the North Downs Line. The station is 41 mi from Charing Cross , and has two platforms, which can each accommodate a six-coach train. To the west is Shalford Junction, 41 mi from Charing Cross, where the North Downs Line meets the Portsmouth Direct Line 31 mi from Waterloo (via Woking ).
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Halton Curve Halton Curve is a short railway line that links the North Wales Coast Line to the Liverpool section of the West Coast Main Line within the borough of Halton, Cheshire. The route, which is from Frodsham Junction (north of ) to Halton Junction (south of ), is 1 mi . It is formally known as the "Frodsham Branch" and coded NW 3021 by Network Rail.
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Salisbury railway station Salisbury railway station serves the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. It is 83.75 mi by rail south-west of London Waterloo on the line to Exeter St Davids . This is crossed at Salisbury by the 'Wessex Main Line' between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour /Brighton . In the past timetabled routes had more distant destinations to the south-west including Ilfracombe , Padstow and Plymouth . It is operated by South Western Railway (SWR) and also served by Great Western Railway (GWR).
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Thirsk railway station Thirsk railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the town of Thirsk, North Yorkshire. It is 210 mi down the line from and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is THI.
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Whitstable railway station Whitstable railway station is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Whitstable, Kent. It is 59 mi down-line from and is situated between and .
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West Barsham, Norfolk West Barsham is a village within the civil parish of Barsham which is in the English county of Norfolk. The village is one of four settlements within the parish of Barsham. The other villages are North Barsham, East Barsham and Houghton St Giles. West Barsham is 3.2 miles north of the town of Fakenham, 24.1 miles west of Cromer and 117 miles north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
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Newbury railway station Newbury railway station is a railway station in the centre of Newbury, Berkshire, England. It is served by stopping services operated by Great Western Railway from to Newbury and , and by many of its services from to Exeter and other parts of Devon and Cornwall — most of those via Taunton — rather than Bristol or London Waterloo via Basingstoke and Salisbury. The station was once a junction with the now-defunct north-south Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway. It was also the junction for the also defunct Lambourn Valley Railway.
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Havant railway station Havant railway station is a railway station near Portsmouth, England, located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. Havant is served by trains operated by South Western Railway, Southern, and Great Western Railway.
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Ealing Ealing ( ) is a district of west London, England, located 7.9 mi west of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
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Virgin Trains Virgin Trains (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997. Virgin Trains operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland. The service connects six of the UK's largest cities; London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million people.
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Hitchin railway station Hitchin railway station serves the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately 1 mi north east of the town centre and 31 mi north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
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Knockholt railway station Knockholt railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, located in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London. It is 16 mi down-line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 6 and is located next to the Greater London boundary with the Kent district of Sevenoaks. The boundary is the farm bridge at the southern end of the platforms.
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Staines West railway station Staines West railway station was one of three stations in the town of Staines-upon-Thames, 19 mi west of central London. The station was opened on 2 November 1885 as the southern terminus of the Staines & West Drayton Railway (SWDR).
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Ipswich railway station Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is 68 mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north.
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Kingston (London) railway station Kingston railway station is in Kingston upon Thames in South West London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
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Welsh Marches line The Welsh Marches line (in Welsh: "Llinell y Mers"), known historically as the "North and West Route", is the railway line running from Newport in south-east Wales to Shrewsbury in the West Midlands region of England by way of Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms and thence (by some definitions) to Crewe via Whitchurch. The line thus links the south of Wales to north-west England via the Welsh Marches region, bypassing Birmingham. Through services from south-west Wales, Swansea and Cardiff to Manchester (hourly in each direction) and from Cardiff to Wrexham, Chester, the north coast of Wales and Anglesey (every two hours in each direction) constitute the bulk of passenger operations on the route.
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Walton-on-the-Naze railway station Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is the eastern terminus of the Walton section of the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England. It serves the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. It is 70 mi down-line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is WON. The preceding station on the line is .
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Maryborough West railway station Maryborough West railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Maryborough.
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Wembley Stadium railway station Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley Park, Wembley, Greater London on the Chiltern Main Line. At a quarter of a mile (400m) south west of the sports venue it is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium.
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Chester-le-Street railway station Chester-le-Street railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom, serving the town of Chester-le-Street, County Durham. It is 260 mi north of and on the main line it is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is CLS.