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2 unusual facts about National Rail


Freedom Pass

On most National Rail services only passes issued because of disability rather than age can be used between 04:30 and 09:30 on working days.

Overground

National Rail services in London, UK - in everyday speech, the word "overground" is often used informally to refer to National Rail services in London, to distinguish them from London Underground services.


Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station

Following its recent re-opening with a new name (the station was known as "Rhoose" before it closed in 1964), this station now holds the distinction of having the longest name for a station as recognised by National Rail in the UK, in both English (33 letters, excluding spaces) and Welsh (Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Caerdydd Y Rhws — 28 letters, as dd, ng and rh are single letters in Welsh).

Sea Mills, Bristol

The station still exists, although the line is now part of the National Rail network, and the line has been extended to run from Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach.


see also

ABY

Ashburys railway station in the United Kingdom, from its National Rail code

ACP Rail International

In 2000, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), which brings together all of Britain's national rail train companies, appointed ACP Rail to be the official distributor for BritRail and ACP Rail continues to do so.

Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company

As a result, Evans, together with other local business leaders, including David Moffat, William Byers (founder of the Rocky Mountain News), Joseph E. Bates, Bela Hughes, Walter Cheesman and Luther Kountze partnered with East Coast investors to form a railroad company that would link Denver and the Colorado Territory with the national rail network.

Derwent Valley Railway

The Derwent Valley Line, part of the British national rail network in Derbyshire.

Ealing station

Ealing Broadway station on the National Rail Great Western main line and the London Underground Central and District lines

East London line extension

The northern extension makes use of disused trackbeds on the Kingsland Viaduct that formerly carried the North London Railway branch to Broad Street station, closed to the national rail system in 1986.

FLF

Flowery Field railway station, a British railway station, which has the National Rail station code 'FLF'

Forest Hill station

Forest Hill railway station, railway station in Forest Hill, London built by historic former London & Croydon Railway; the station is now used by British National Rail

FTN

Fratton railway station, Portsmouth, England; National Rail station code FTN

Lausanne railway station

Passenger trains are primarily run by SBB CFF FFS, the Swiss national rail company, with additional international trains run by companies from neighbouring France (TGV), Germany (ICE) and Italy (Cisalpino), with services to Barcelona provided by Elipsos (a joint venture by Spanish RENFE and French SNCF).

Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train

The Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train is an intercity railway service between Kowloon Station (also known as Hung Hom Station) in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Railway Station, jointly operated by the MTR of Hong Kong and China's national rail service (Shanghai Railway Bureau).

Skelmanthorpe railway station

Skelmanthorpe railway station is a station that was previously on the national rail network, and is now a station on the Kirklees Light Railway.

Waitakere Railway Station

In 1980, after the daily service between Auckland and Helensville was withdrawn, it became the terminus for passenger trains and in railway terms the northernmost passenger station on the national rail network (geographically the former Auckland Railway Station was further north).

Walthamstow station

Walthamstow Central station on the London Underground Victoria Line and the National Rail Chingford Branch

ZGG

Golders Green tube station, a station on the London Underground with National Rail station code ZGG

ZPI

Pinner tube station, a London Underground station in London, England (National Rail station code ZPI)