Junction station
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Junction station usually refers to a railway station situated or close to a junction
where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. If we look at a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum to qualify as a junction station would usually be one line on the left and two on the right (or vice versa).
This in not to be confused with a station where there is one through line, but single track
on one side while double track
on the other. In this case, all trains passing through the station can reach only one destination as their next station.
Commonly, junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinations to stand at the station at the same time, but this is not necessary.
There are many stations with the word 'junction' in their title, such as those below:
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. If we look at a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum to qualify as a junction station would usually be one line on the left and two on the right (or vice versa).
This in not to be confused with a station where there is one through line, but single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
on one side while double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
on the other. In this case, all trains passing through the station can reach only one destination as their next station.
Commonly, junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinations to stand at the station at the same time, but this is not necessary.
There are many stations with the word 'junction' in their title, such as those below:
In Australia
- Bondi Junction railway station
- Eagle Junction railway station
- Hornsby Junction railway station
In Canada
- Hervey-Jonction railway stationHervey-Jonction railway stationHervey-Jonction railway station is located on Chemin de la Gare in Hervey-Jonction, Quebec, Canada.This station was built in 1905 as the junction for trains travelling from Montreal to Quebec City and other regions...
- Sudbury Junction railway stationSudbury Junction railway stationThe Sudbury Junction Railway Station is located in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.It is the third stop west of Toronto Union Station for the Canadian and is approximately 7 hours by train northwest of Toronto....
- Trenton Junction, Ontario railway stationTrenton Junction, Ontario railway stationThe Trenton Junction railway station in Trenton, Ontario, Canada is served by Via Rail trains running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal. The station is unstaffed....
In India
- List of railway junction stations in India
- Delhi Junction Railway stationDelhi Junction Railway stationDelhi Junction, also known as Old Delhi Railway Station , station code DLI, is the oldest railway station of Delhi city, and a Junction station. It was built by the British in the style of red-coloured fort, in 1903...
- Siliguri Junction railway station
Central Java
- Brumbung railway station
- Gambringan railway station
- Gundih railway station
- Kasugihan railway station
- Kroya railway station
- Kutoarjo railway station
- Prupuk railway station
- Purwosari railway station
- Solo Balapan railway station
- Tegal railway station
East Java
- Bangil railway station
- Kalisat railway station
- Kandangan railway station
- Kertosono railway station
- Wonokromo railway stationWonokromo StationWonokromo Station is a railway station in Surabaya.The station is located about 5 kilometers south of Surabaya Gubeng Station. This station is the railway junction from Surabaya Gubeng Station Sidoarjo, and to Madiun. This station serves economy class trains such as Rapih Dhoho, Penataran, Logawa,...
Jakarta
- Ancol railway station
- Duku railway station
- Jatinegara railway stationJatinegara Stationthumb|right|The front facade of the Jatinegara Station.Jatinegara Station is a railway station in Jakarta. The station is the main entrance to Jakarta from cities east of Jakarta. The station is located at Bekasi Barat Raya street at Jatinegara, East Jakarta. Jatinegara station is operated by the PT...
- Manggarai railway station
- Rajawali railway station
North Sumatra
- Kisaran railway station
- Medan railway stationMedan StationNotice: Medan Station could be confusing..as Medan itself means station as well as a city nameMedan Station is the main train station in the city of Medan, Indonesia...
- Tebing-Tinggi railway station
South Sumatra
- Prabumulih railway station
- Simpang railway station
West Java
- Cikampek railway station
- Cirebon railway stationKejaksan StationCirebon Station also known as Kejaksan station is the main station in the Cirebon area.The station is the main junction for 2 main railways on Java .Passenger trains that utilise this station are:* Argo Jati to Gambir* Bangunkarta to Pasar Senen and...
- Padalarang railway stationPadalarang StationPadalarang Station is a train station in Bandung West Java.The station is located near the Cihaliwung area and Cihaliwung traditional market, on the heart of the capital city of Western Bandung Regency, the Padalarang district....
West Sumatra
- Bukitputus railway station
- Lubuk Alung railway station
In Ireland
- Fintona Junction railway station
- Howth Junction railway stationHowth Junction railway stationHowth Junction & Donaghmede railway station serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin. It is located where the Dublin-Belfast railway line and Dublin-Malahide line separates from the Dublin-Howth line. It is located in Donaghmede....
- Limerick JunctionLimerick JunctionLimerick Junction is an important railway station in South Tipperary, Ireland which was originally named "Tipperary Junction". Tipperary town is about two miles away to the south-east. Limerick Junction, with a cluster of pleasantly presented railway cottages and a pub, is a small hamlet...
In the United Kingdom
- Abergavenny Junction railway stationAbergavenny Junction railway stationAbergavenny Junction railway station served the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire. At the junction of lines run by two different railway companies, the station was moved 500 yards north within eight years of opening.-History:...
- Abingdon Junction railway stationAbingdon Junction railway stationAbingdon Junction railway station was a junction station for the branch line to Abingdon. It was opened by the Abingdon Railway Company on 2 June 1856 along with the branch, and was subsequently closed and replaced by Radley railway station on 8 September 1873. Radley station was in a more...
- Alton Heights Junction railway stationAlton Heights Junction railway stationAlton Heights Junction railway station was a briefly open station located near Lesmahagow in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire.-History:...
- Alyth Junction railway stationAlyth Junction railway stationAlyth Junction railway station served the village of Meigle in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was the junction where the Alyth Railway and the Dundee and Newtyle Railway diverged from the Scottish Midland Junction Railway running between Perth and Arbroath.-History:Opened by...
- Bala Junction railway stationBala Junction railway stationBala Junction railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual since it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange station....
- Barnstaple Junction railway station
- Beckenham Junction stationBeckenham Junction stationBeckenham Junction is a railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham, south east London. It is in the London Borough of Bromley and Travelcard Zone 4, 8.6 miles from London Victoria....
- Boscarne Junction railway stationBoscarne Junction railway stationBoscarne Junction railway station is a railway station on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in Cornwall, United Kingdom, and is its current terminus of the railway although it has been projected that an extension to Wadebridge will be constructed...
- Bowling Junction railway station (West Yorkshire)Bowling Junction railway station (West Yorkshire)Bowling Junction railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Caldervale Line to the south of Bradford Exchange....
- Broom Junction railway stationBroom Junction railway stationBroom Junction was a railway station and interchange between the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway and the Barnt Green to Ashchurch line. Although initially only an exchange station, it was opened to the public from 1880 and remained in service until 1963...
- Buildwas Junction railway stationBuildwas Junction railway stationBuildwas railway station was an important bustling junction station after the opening of the Severn Valley line in the mid-19th century. The station had platforms at two different levels and, at its peak, had a total of eleven staff, including the station master...
- Burscough Junction railway stationBurscough Junction railway stationBurscough Junction pronounced is one of two railway stations serving the small West Lancashire town of Burscough in the north-west of England. The station was the scene of the Burscough Junction Station Crash in 1880.- Service :...
- Chard Junction railway stationChard Junction railway stationChard Junction railway station was situated on the London and South Western Railway’s West of England Main Line in Somerset, England. It was the junction of a short branch line to Chard. It was opened in 1860 as Chard Road and closed in 1966. An adjacent milk depot was served by its own sidings...
- Clapham Junction railway stationClapham Junction railway stationClapham Junction railway station is near St John's Hill in the south-west of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction....
- Coaley Junction railway station
- Coombe Junction Halt railway station
- Dalry Junction railway stationDalry Junction railway stationDalry Junction railway station was a railway station near the town of Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway .- History :...
- Dalston Junction railway stationDalston Junction railway stationDalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
- Derby Junction railway station
- Dovey Junction railway stationDovey Junction railway stationDovey Junction railway station is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli...
- Effingham Junction railway stationEffingham Junction railway stationEffingham Junction railway station is situated near the villages of Effingham and East Horsley in Surrey, England. Although the station takes its name from the former town, and the immediate vicinity has itself become known as Effingham Junction, it is actually located in the latter...
- Egginton Junction railway stationEgginton Junction railway stationEgginton Junction railway station is a former railway station in Egginton, Derbyshire.- History :It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878, jointly with the North Staffordshire Railway....
- Evercreech Junction railway stationEvercreech Junction railway stationEvercreech Junction was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.Originally opened in 1862 as "Evercreech" on the original S&D line from Burnham-on-Sea to Broadstone, it became in 1874 the junction for the northwards extension towards Bath that bankrupted the company...
- Folkestone Junction railway stationFolkestone East railway stationFolkestone East is a former railway station in Folkestone, England. Opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1843 as part of its main line from London, it was Folkestone's first station and handled substantial boat train traffic travelling to the Continent via Folkestone Harbour...
- Georgemas Junction railway stationGeorgemas Junction railway stationGeorgemas Junction railway station is a railway station serving the village of Halkirk and its surrounding areas in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the historic county of Caithness. Georgemas Junction is the junction of the Thurso branch...
- Grange Court Junction railway stationGrange Court railway stationGrange Court railway station was a junction station in Gloucestershire on the Gloucester to Newport Line where it met the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.-History:...
- Halwill Junction railway stationHalwill Junction railway stationHalwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Bude Branch and North Cornwall line...
- Haxey Junction railway stationHaxey Junction railway stationHaxey Junction railway station was a station in Haxey, Lincolnshire. It provided a junction between two lines, one running from Doncaster, the other from Goole. Both are now closed.-References:...
- Holt Junction railway station
- Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway stationIlkeston Junction and Cossall railway stationIlkeston Junction and Cossall railway station was a railway station which served the town of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1847 by the Midland Railway on the Erewash Valley Line at the junction of a short branch to the town itself....
- Junction Road railway stationJunction Road railway stationJunction Road railway station was a railway station in London. The station was opened by the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway on 1 January 1872...
- Junction Road Halt railway stationJunction Road Halt railway stationJunction Road Halt, also known as Junction Road for Hawkhurst, was a halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. It was located on the eastern side of the level crossing across the B2244 Junction Road near the hamlet of Udiam in East Sussex, England...
- Killin Junction railway stationKillin Junction railway stationKillin Junction was a railway station located in Glen Dochart, Stirling close to where the road from Glen Ogle joins the Crianlarich to Killin road.- History :...
- Llandudno Junction railway stationLlandudno Junction railway stationLlandudno Junction railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, although Virgin Trains also serves it....
- Loughborough Junction railway stationLoughborough Junction railway stationLoughborough Junction railway station is in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is between Elephant & Castle and Herne Hill stations and is served by First Capital Connect and at peak hours by Southeastern.-History:...
- Lydbrook Junction railway stationLydbrook Junction railway stationLydbrook Junction railway station is a disused railway station opened by the Ross and Monmouth Railway in 1873, it remained open for 91 years until 1964 when the line finally closed to freight, though passenger services ceased in 1959. The station was constructed in the hamlet of Stowfield...
- Lydney Junction railway stationLydney Junction railway stationLydney Junction railway station is a railway station near Lydney in Gloucestershire. The station is now the southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway...
- Maud Junction railway station
- Maybole Junction railway stationMaybole Junction railway stationMaybole Junction railway station was a railway station located between Alloway and Dalrymple in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway ....
- Middleton Junction railway stationMiddleton Junction railway stationMiddleton Junction Railway Station was on the Caldervale Line, from 1842 until closure in 1966. It lay within Chadderton. Originally called Oldham Junction, it was opened on 31 March 1842 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, whose chief engineer was George Stephenson, as part of the branch to...
- Millwall Junction railway stationMillwall Junction railway stationMillwall Junction railway station was a railway station in Poplar, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway. Despite the name, it wasn't actually in Millwall, but rather marked where the L&BR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich, which served the West India Docks left the main line...
- Mitcham Junction stationMitcham Junction stationMitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4.The station opened on 1 October 1868...
- Morebath Junction railway stationMorebath Junction railway stationMorebath Junction Halt was a railway halt at the junction of the Devon and Somerset Railway and Exe Valley Railway in Devon, South West England.-Junction:...
- Northolt Junction railway stationSouth Ruislip stationSouth Ruislip is a station served by London Underground and Chiltern Railways in South Ruislip in west London. The station is owned, managed and staffed by London Underground. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.-History:...
- Norwood Junction railway stationNorwood Junction railway stationNorwood Junction railway station is in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 4.The station is managed by London Overground and trains operated by Southern and London Overground .-History:...
- Pen-y-Mount Junction railway station
- Reedness Junction railway stationReedness Junction railway stationReedness Junction railway station was a railway junction in Reedness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on the Axholme Joint Railway.-History:...
- Riccarton Junction railway stationRiccarton Junction railway stationRiccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store...
- Roudham Junction railway stationRoudham Junction railway stationRoudham Junction railway station was a station in Norfolk, England. It was located in Roudham, where the Main Line between Norwich and Thetford intercepted the branch line from Swaffham. It was first opened in 1869, but remote and poorly used, it was slowly downgraded. Main line trains no longer...
- Royton Junction railway stationRoyton Junction railway stationRoyton Junction railway station which opened on 1 July 1864 was a station on the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester, England. It was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station. The line to Royton was closed to goods on 2 November 1964, and to passengers on 16 April 1966...
- St Helens Junction railway stationSt Helens Junction railway stationSt Helens Junction railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated in Sutton, south of St.Helens town centre. The station is on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line east of Liverpool Lime Street...
- Seaton Junction railway stationSeaton Junction railway stationSeaton Junction is a closed railway station on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. It was situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton.- History :...
- Severn Tunnel Junction railway stationSevern Tunnel Junction railway stationSevern Tunnel Junction railway station is a small railway station on the western side of the Severn Tunnel at Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies at the junction of the South Wales Main Line from London and the Gloucester to Newport Line....
- Settle Junction railway stationSettle Junction railway stationSettle Junction railway station is a closed railway station located near the town of Settle, North Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Leeds to Morecambe Line at its junction with the Settle-Carlisle Line, northwest of ....
- Sidmouth Junction railway stationFeniton railway stationFeniton railway station serves the village of Feniton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1860 but is now operated by South West Trains which provides services on the London Waterloo to Exeter route....
- Smallbrook Junction railway stationSmallbrook Junction railway stationSmallbrook Junction railway station is a railway station on the Isle of Wight, England. It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems....
- Stepney Junction railway station
- Stourbridge Junction railway stationStourbridge Junction railway stationStourbridge Junction railway station is a railway station on the Birmingham, Worcester and Kidderminster Line in West Midlands, England. Stourbridge Town Branch Line runs from the station to Stourbridge town centre...
- Swanwick Junction railway stationSwanwick Junction railway stationSwanwick Junction railway station is a heritage railway station situated on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line which closed in 1968, but has been partially reopened by the Midland Railway - Butterley. Despite the station's name it is some distance from Swanwick.There was originally no station...
- Tiverton Junction railway station
- Todd Lane Junction railway stationTodd Lane Junction railway stationTodd Lane Junction, previously called Preston Junction until 1952, was a railway station between Preston and Bamber Bridge which closed in 1968. The station was immediately to the north of a triangular junction between lines from Preston, East Lancashire via , and Ormskirk via . The station served...
- Tooting Junction railway station
- Tryfan Junction railway stationTryfan Junction railway stationA former junction station on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways / Welsh Highland Railway for the main line and the Bryngwyn Branch. Following closure in 1936 the station building fell into disuse. Work began in 2009 on restoration of the station by the Welsh Highland Heritage Group...
- Verney Junction railway stationVerney Junction railway stationVerney Junction was a railway station at a junction serving four directions between 1868 and 1968 and from where excursions as far as Ramsgate could be booked...
- Watford Junction railway stationWatford Junction railway stationOn 23 January 1975, an express train from Manchester to Euston derailed just south of Watford Junction after striking some stillages that had fallen on to the track. It then collided with a sleeper service from Euston to Glasgow. The driver of the Manchester train was killed, and eight passengers...
- Whitacre Junction railway stationWhitacre Junction railway stationWhitacre Junction railway station was opened in 1864 by the Midland Railway.The line had been opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden joining the London and Birmingham Railway....
- Willesden Junction railway station
- Woodhall Junction railway stationWoodhall Junction railway stationWoodhall Junction railway station is a former station in Woodhall, Lincolnshire. It served as a junction where several different lines met, none of which are still open....
- Yarwell Junction railway stationYarwell Junction railway stationYarwell Junction is the western terminus of the Nene Valley Railway. It opened at Easter 2007.It was formerly the junction of the Peterborough to Northampton and Peterborough to Market Harborough lines. In April 2006 a track realignment made space for a platform, and this was constructed during...
- Yeovil Junction railway stationYeovil Junction railway stationYeovil Junction railway station is the busier of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil in England. The station is outside the town in the village of Stoford; although Yeovil is in Somerset, the station was in Dorset until 1995. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway in...
In the United States
- Broadway Junction (BMT Canarsie Line station)
- Princeton Junction (NJT station)Princeton Junction (NJT station)Princeton Junction Station at West Windsor is a New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail station on the Northeast Corridor located in Princeton Junction, an area within West Windsor Township in New Jersey, USA...
- Secaucus JunctionSecaucus JunctionThe Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station is a major commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey...
, New Jersey - Wayne Junction, Pennsylvania
- Ancona Station (Illinois)Ancona Station (Illinois)Ancona Station was an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in the unincorporated community of Ancona, Illinois. It a major junction station on the railway since it was point was where the Pekin Branch split from the main line...
, no longer used for service