Which is the shortest named railway station?

The 'Ib' railway station, located near Jharsuguda in Odisha, and 'Od' railway station in Gujarat have the shortest railway station names in India, consisting of only two letters.



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At just 15 metres, Beauly station is the smallest train station in the UK – that's smaller than a single carriage of any train which passes through.

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At 58 letters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is officially the longest train station name in the UK. In fact, it's the longest place name in Europe, and only second in the world to an 85-letter town name in New Zealand.

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The most spectacular railway stations in the UK
  • Corfe Castle Railway Station, Dorset. ...
  • Wemyss Bay Station, Inverclyde. ...
  • Berwyn Station, Denbighshire. ...
  • St Pancras International, London. ...
  • Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol. ...
  • Cromford Station, Derbyshire. ...
  • Dawlish Station, Devon. ...
  • Norwich Station, Norfolk.


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The deepest station is Hampstead on the Northern line, which runs down to 58.5 metres. 15. In Central London the deepest station below street level is also the Northern line.

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The Gare du Nord in Paris is the busiest train station in Europe, and the world outside Japan. It is estimated that approximately 214.2 million passengers go through the station each year.

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Here's a few things worth knowing about Waverley Station! First of all, it's the world's only railway station named after a work of literature. Waverley was the first prose novel published by Walter Scott, who followed it up with a series of similar stories which became, collectively, the Waverley Novels.

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The Metropolitan line is the oldest underground railway in the world. The Metropolitan Railway opened in January 1863 and was an immediate success, though its construction took nearly two years and caused huge disruption in the streets.

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The New York City Subway (middle) has the most stations in the world.

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The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km), making it the longest line on the Underground.

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These are the 10 least used railway stations in Great Britain
  • Kildonan – 76 entries and exits.
  • Reddish South – 94 entries and exits. ...
  • Golf Street – 104 entries and exits. ...
  • Havenhouse – 106 entries and exits. ...
  • Buckenham – 122 entries and exits. ...
  • Stanlow & Thornton AND Elton & Orston – 128 entries and exits each. ...


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The Luton Dart will replace the Heathrow Express as the most expensive rail journey in Britain. Tickets for the route amount to £3.70 per mile and a four-minute one-way trip between Luton Airport Parkway Station and the terminal will cost £4.90 with no discount for return trips.

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The Liverpool Lime Street Station opened in August 1836 and is considered the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world.

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