The funniest and most famous long-named UK railway station is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, known for its extremely long name that attracts tourists, translating roughly to "St Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio near the red cave".
Full name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. a village in NW Wales, in SE Anglesey: reputed to be the longest place name in Great Britain when unabbreviated; means: St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llandysilio of the red cave.
Sali Railway Station is located in Rajasthan and the name doesn't mean Sali, the sister of a man's wife. This railway station has two platforms. The Nana Railway Station is located on the Ahmedabad-Ajmer railway line in the Pali district of Rajasthan.
St Pancras has retained a reputation of having one of the most recognisable facades of all the London termini, and known as the "cathedral of the railways". In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars.
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Since then the Underground network, affectionately nicknamed the Tube by generations of Londoners, has grown to 272 stations and 11 lines stretching deep into the capital's suburbs and beyond.
Discover the magic of Harry Potter at London King's Cross Station. For anyone familiar with Harry Potter, Platform 9 3/4 is instantly recognisable. For those who aren't, this fictional spot at London King's Cross train station is the departure point for the train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Balls Pond Road, Cock Lane, Beaver Close – London is full to the brim with some bloomin' hilarious street names it has to be said.
Begunkodor Railway Station in West Bengal was abandoned for 42 years due to paranormal activity and ghost sightings, earning it the title of India's "Ghost Station." It was closed in 1967, believed to be haunted by a woman's spirit.
As for specific stations, King's Cross is London's most crime-ridden stop with 230 incidents, followed closely by Tottenham Court Road (228), Oxford Circus (162), and Leicester Square (156).
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Originally the town had a shorter, easier to pronounce name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L's in a row.
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St. John's Wood 199 / 270. This station was once the subject of quiz trivia questions as the only London Underground station whose name doesn't have a common letter with the word 'mackerel' (the newly opened Hoxton station on the East London line extension is now another).
Tube or undeground, in London. You could say the metro in Glasgow, Paris, etc... You wouldn't use subway, that means an entirely different thing in BrE (an underpass).
London Bridge is the capital's oldest railway station and has undergone many changes in its complex history.
Corrour is the highest mainline railway station in the UK ⬆️, sitting at an elevation of approximately 1,338 feet (408 metres) above sea level. It's also widely recognised as the most remote railway station in the UK!
Pandy is the Welsh word for a fulling-mill. The village was on a route used by the early railways; the Abergavenny to Hereford line still passes to the west.
Welsh for Cheers: Iechyd Da: Good Health: Yaki Da - FelinFach.
Pysgod (or pysgodyn) wibli wobli has unofficially become the Welsh favourite nickname for the Jellyfish. It's real translation is 'slefren-fôr and it is sometimes also referred to 'cont y môr'! Most of you will have also heard of 'popty-ping' as the microwave. What other Welsh nicknames make you chuckle?