Pavan on Trains

Denton ✅ Station 1455 of 2585 ✅ LEAST-USED STATION IN BRITAIN!!! ✅ 2 periods in a row Denton has been least-used, was rather shocked when it came up at least-used for 23/24! Not expecting that to be case for 24/25! Regular bus service here though! @northernassist

Witton ✅ Station 1767 of 2592 ✅ Nearest station to Villa Park located only a 5-minute walk away; in fact, the ground is visible from the platform. It’s quite a small station though so I question the capability of the station infrastructure to handle big crowds @WestMidRailway

Aston ✅ Station 1766 of 2592 ✅ Walking distance from Villa Park but not quite the closest station to the home of Aston Villa. Trains split off towards Lichfield via the Cross-City line and towards Walsall via the Chase Line @WestMidRailway

Jewellery Quarter ✅ Station 1765 of 2590 ✅ Proper lovely station this one is with an interchange to the tram stop. Sun came too after it was pouring down with rain all day @WestMidRailway

Stourbridge Town ✅ Station 1764 of 2590 ✅ Proper cute trains these are! Big thing I have always wanted to do now ticked off @WestMidRailway

Stourbridge Junction ✅ Station 1763 of 2590 ✅ Alight here for the shortest passenger branch line in Europe operated by arguably the cutest train ever @WestMidRailway

Cradley Heath ✅ Station 1762 of 2590 ✅ Nearest station to Merry Hill Shopping Centre, the biggest out-of-town shopping centre in the West Midlands. There’s a bus interchange outside the station to connect the two @WestMidRailway

@jack70552 @WestMidRailway For ticketing purposes it’s always been 3 but Jewellery Quarter is within the inner city ring road around the city, dunno if it’s more considered central Birmingham rather than the city centre maybe

@AutisticpbT @WestMidRailway Ask any Brummie and they'll tell you that Jewellery Quarter is not the city centre by a long shot. The city centre stations have long been considered to be BHM, BMO and BSW

Birmingham Snow Hill ✅ Station 1760 of 2590 ✅ Back at it after a long time. That’s the 3rd of the 4 city centre stations I need; not as nice as Moor Street in my opinion @WestMidRailway

Lye ✅ Station 1761 of 2590 ✅ This is the 3rd least-used station in the West Midlands after Bordesley and Earlswood @WestMidRailway

@jack70552 @WestMidRailway Jewellery Quarter is also within the city centre

@AutisticpbT @WestMidRailway There are only 3 stations in the city centre (New St, Moor St and Snow Hill)

Brampton ✅ Cumbria ✅ Station 1759 of 2589 ✅ Still operated with a beautiful semaphore signal and walking distance to Talkin Tarn and the former Brampton Town branch is now a footpath to the town centre. Loads of history here, Cumbrian stations complete @northernassist

Darton ✅ Station 1758 of 2589 ✅ Slightly awkward. Only one train an hour and serves the northern suburbs of Barnsley. I took advantage of the icy platforms to take some fantastic nighttime shots @northernassist

Wombwell ✅ Station 1757 of 2589 ✅ Probably makes the list of weirdest and most unusual names for train stations! Serves the town of Wombwell which is an approximately 15-minute walk from the station and yes, you can travel direct from Wombwell to Penistone 😂 @northernassist

Elsecar ✅ Station 1756 of 2589 ✅ Nearest station to the large town of Hoyland. Also close to Elsecar Heritage Centre which I visited and highly recommend! Regular service here and some nice pictures @northernassist

Barnsley ✅ Station 1755 of 2589 ✅ Happy new year!! Time to crack on with the first stations of 2026; I have a significant amount of South Yorkshire to do. Barnsley town centre has gone through a lot of regeneration recently and is a busy interchange @northernassist

Chatham ✅ Station 1754 of 2589 ✅ Final station I needed in Medway and that’s curtains for station ticking in 2025 which despite it being the busiest year in my life and not having the time to go places, seen me visit 256 stations which is fantastic @TLRailUK @Se_Railway

Newington ✅ Station 1753 of 2589 ✅ Station platforms are very long and narrow but nevertheless, the hourly service makes this one slightly awkward @Se_Railway

Gillingham (Kent) ✅ Station 1752 of 2589 ✅ In Kent for the first time in over 2 years to pick up some more stations. Got some lovely pics here in Gillingham; I have done most of Medway back then except the busier stations @Se_Railway

Christ’s Hospital ✅ Station 1751 of 2589 ✅ West Sussex ✅ Over 2 years overdue but finally West Sussex is complete! Very unusual for a boarding school to have its own station. Also serves the large village of Southwater @SouthernRailUK

Amberley ✅ Station 1750 of 2589 ✅ Very handy remote station with fantastic proximity to beautiful South Downs walks! Free parking here is also very advantageous to customers. Front 5 coaches only though open here @SouthernRailUK