In the run up to Stations Day on 16 October, the Rail Delivery Group is organising its ‘World Cup of Stations’ competition for the second year running.
The rail industry’s annual celebration of all stations big and small, the World Cup of Stations runs on Twitter from 21 September to 16 October, including a nominations phase, knock-out group stages, semi-finals and the final.
This year has been tough for everyone, but stations have been there for their communities – from staff raising money for charity and volunteering with the NHS, to those keeping the trains running to help key workers travel safely.
Last year saw Huddersfield station crowned as the first ever winner. This year, the nominations phase has seen 48 stations nominated (four each in 10 regions + London + Best Stations winners from the National Rail Awards) – the full list is below.
Between 12 and 14 October, votes will count towards selecting the 12 semi-finalists, On Thursday 15 October, those 12 will be whittled down to four finalists (North, South, East and West). Voting for those finalists will reveal the winner on Friday 16 October – Stations Day.
To get involved, go to @raildeliverygrp on Twitter or use the hashtag #WorldCupOfStations.
The full list of stations competing in World Cup of Stations 2020 is as follows:
|
Station |
Region |
Year opened |
Footfall 2018/19 |
Station owner |
|
Bedford |
East |
1859 |
4,058,190 |
Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink) |
|
Cambridge |
East |
1845 |
11,983,320 |
Greater Anglia |
|
Kempston Hardwick |
East |
1905 |
9,692 |
West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
|
Welwyn Garden City |
East |
Current site 1926 |
2,867,810 |
Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) |
|
Leicester |
East Midlands |
1840 |
5,582,286 |
East Midlands Railway |
|
Nottingham
|
East Midlands |
1848 |
8,004,938 |
East Midlands Railway |
|
Bottesford |
East Midlands |
1850 |
63,628 |
East Midlands Railway |
|
Spalding |
East Midlands |
1848 |
193,034 |
East Midlands Railway |
|
Elmstead Woods |
London |
1904 |
1,213,160 |
Southeastern |
|
Falconwood |
London |
1936 |
1,045,686 |
Southeastern |
|
London Kings Cross |
London |
1852 |
34,645,924 |
Network Rail |
|
London Waterloo |
London |
1848 |
94,192,690 |
Network Rail |
|
Middlesbrough |
North East |
1847 |
1,289,866 |
TransPennine Express |
|
Newcastle |
North East |
1850 |
8,913,554 |
London North Eastern Railway |
|
Chathill |
North East |
1847 |
2,546 |
Northern |
|
Blaydon |
North East |
1835 |
21,428 |
Northern |
|
Ainsdale |
North West |
1848 |
1,016,242 |
Merseyrail |
|
Crewe |
North West |
1837 |
3,305,352 |
Avanti West Coast |
|
Hindley |
North West |
1848 |
294,844 |
Northern |
|
Wigan North Western |
North West |
1838 |
1,683,184 |
Avanti West Coast |
|
Chirk |
NRA Best Station winner |
1848 |
77,106 |
Transport for Wales Rail |
|
Norwich |
NRA Best Station winner |
1844 |
4,250,834 |
Greater Anglia |
|
Penrith |
NRA Best Station winner |
1846 |
592,462 |
Avanti West Coast |
|
Reading |
NRA Best Station winner |
1840 |
17,080,738 |
Network Rail |
|
Aberdeen |
Scotland |
1867 |
2,616,142 |
ScotRail |
|
Glasgow Queen Street |
Scotland |
1842 |
17,207,208 |
ScotRail |
|
Motherwell |
Scotland |
Current site 1885 |
1,386,976 |
ScotRail |
|
Wemyss Bay |
Scotland |
1865 |
213,988 |
ScotRail |
|
Aylesbury |
South East |
1863 |
1,235,236 |
Chiltern Railways |
|
Hedge End |
South East |
1990 |
522,492 |
South Western Railway |
|
Sandown |
South East |
1864 |
150,748 |
South Western Railway (Island Line) |
|
Sevenoaks |
South East |
1868 |
4,376,024 |
Southeastern |
|
Barnstaple |
South West |
1854 |
432,196 |
Great Western Railway |
|
Bristol Temple Meads |
South West |
1840 |
11,367,652 |
Network Rail |
|
Sherborne |
South West |
1860 |
210,170 |
South Western Railway |
|
Worcestershire Parkway |
South West |
2020 |
n/a |
Great Western Railway |
|
Cardiff Central |
Wales |
1850 |
12,934,304 |
Transport for Wales Rail |
|
Newport |
Wales |
1850 |
2,745,064 |
Transport for Wales Rail |
|
Pontypridd |
Wales |
1840 |
884,132 |
Transport for Wales Rail |
|
Swansea |
Wales |
1850 |
2156036 |
Transport for Wales Rail |
|
Leamington Spa |
West Midlands |
1852 |
2,773,782 |
Chiltern Railway |
|
Stourbridge Junction |
West Midlands |
Current site 1901 |
1,667,752 |
West Midlands Trains, |
|
Tamworth |
West Midlands |
1839 |
1,279,204 |
West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
|
Warwick Parkway |
West Midlands |
2000 |
682,228 |
Chiltern Railways |
|
Cleethorpes |
Yorkshire & The Humber |
1863 |
296,002 |
TransPennine Express |
|
Huddersfield |
Yorkshire & The Humber |
1847 |
4,897,612 |
TransPennine Express |
|
Hull |
Yorkshire & The Humber |
1847 |
2,356,812 |
TransPennine Express |
|
Mytholmroyd |
Yorkshire & The Humber |
1847 |
197,640 |
Northern |
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