List of parkway railway stations in Britain
A Parkway railway station is a railway station that primarily serves a park and ride interchange rather than a town or city centre. The name Parkway originally referred to Bristol Parkway being built next to the M32 motorway, which was built through parkland and thus known as the "Bristol Parkway".[1] The term has come to mean equally a park and ride bus and/or other motor car interchange with the UK light, regular or international railway network. One example refers to such an interchange with the tram network.
East and West Midlands
- Alfreton railway station (formerly Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway)
- Birmingham International railway station
- Coleshill Parkway railway station
- East Midlands Parkway railway station
- Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway railway station
- Sutton Parkway railway station (named after Sutton-in-Ashfield)
- Tame Bridge Parkway railway station
- Warwick Parkway railway station
- Wednesbury Parkway tram stop
South, South East and East
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway
- Cambridge Science Park station
- Didcot Parkway railway station (Controversial name, close to the town centre and being considered for renaming)[when?]
- Ebbsfleet International railway station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway railway station
- Oxford Parkway railway station
- Luton Airport Parkway railway station
- Southampton Airport Parkway
- Whittlesford Parkway railway station (serving equally Duxford)
North-East and Yorkshire
North-West
- Buckshaw Parkway railway station
- Horwich Parkway railway station
- Liverpool South Parkway railway station
Scotland
- Edinburgh Park railway station
- Newcraighall railway station Park & Ride (near Edinburgh)
South-West
- Bodmin Parkway railway station
- Bristol Parkway railway station
- Lelant Saltings railway station (Park and Ride for St Ives)
- Tiverton Parkway railway station
Wales
- Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station
- Port Talbot Parkway railway station (Controversial name, close to the town centre and being considered for renaming)[when?]
Proposals and withdrawn proposals
- Gloucestershire Parkway railway station
- Portway Parkway railway station
- Rushden Parkway railway station
- Thames Parkway railway station
- Worcester (Norton) Parkway railway station
- Thanet Parkway railway station
See also
- Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network, a 2009 report from ATOC detailing 7 new commercially viable Parkway station locations in England
References
- ^ "M32 'like dagger thrust' into city". BBC News. BBC. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2013.