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This is a list of towns in England that do not have any sort of rail service. Services taken into account include National Rail, tram and metro services such as the Manchester Metrolink or the Tyne and Wear Metro. The first list, lists separate towns, whilst the second is for towns that form part of a larger conurbation.
Town | Population (2019 estimate) [1] | Railway station closed | Notes |
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Rushden | 41,387 | 1969 [2] | Proposals have been put forward for Rushden Parkway railway station on the Midland Main Line, to the west of the town. |
Coalville | 41,223 | 1964 [3] | Proposed for reopening on the Leicester–Burton upon Trent line. [4] |
Abingdon-on-Thames | 40,074 | 1963 [5] | Radley railway station lies less than a mile outside the town's boundaries. |
Canvey | 38,849 | N/A | Benfleet is sited nearby on the mainland. |
Blyth | 39,535 | 1964 [6] | The Northumberland Line project is reopening a railway passenger service to Newsham (on the edge of Blyth) by 2024. |
Wisbech | 35,681 | 1968 [7] | A 2009 report stated that it was feasible to reopen the Bramley Line to March railway station for £12 million, as the line was extant but unused. Since then, little had been done and the cost had risen to an estimated £70 million by 2019. [8] |
Bideford | 30,783 | 1965 | |
Witney | 30,518 | 1962 [7] | |
Norton Radstock | 30,319 | 1966 | |
Consett | 30,023 | 1967 [9] | |
Clay Cross/North Wingfield | 29,975 | 1967 | |
Burntwood | 29,525 | 1965 | The town is served by the Chasewater Railway which is a heritage railway. |
Ashington | 28,139 | 1964 [10] | The Northumberland Line project is reopening a railway passenger service to Ashington by 2024. |
Haverhill | 27,481 | 1967 [11] | |
Portishead | 26,535 | 1964 | As of 2020 [update] , there are plans afoot to reopen Portishead station. |
Daventry | 25,781 | 1958 | The nearest station at present is Long Buckby on the Northampton Loop. Proposals have been made to reopen Weedon railway station as a new Daventry Parkway station. [12] [13] [14] [15] Both stations are about the same distance (about 4.5 mi (7.2 km)) from central Daventry. |
Stubbington | 25,239 | N/A | Lies within the Borough of Fareham and is 2 miles from Fareham railway station. |
Stanley, County Durham | 22,553 | 1955 | The previous station was West Stanley railway station. |
Maldon | 22,032 | 1964 [16] | |
Clevedon | 21,138 | 1966 | |
Bordon | 20,789 | 1957 | |
Dereham | 21,362 | 1969 | The town is served by a station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which is a heritage railway. |
Stourport-on-Severn | 21,096 | 1970 [17] | |
Dinnington | 20,443 | 1929 | Previous station was Dinnington and Laughton railway station which is on a line still used for freight. |
Hythe | 20,402 | 1966 | The previous station was on a line in use until 2016. |
Town | Population (2011 census) | Railway station closed | Urban area | Notes |
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Dudley | 79,379 [18] | 1964 [19] | West Midlands Conurbation | The town is served by Dudley Port station, just over a mile from the town centre but outside the borough boundary. Work began in January 2020 on a £449 million 6.8-mile (10.9 km) extension of the West Midlands Metro tram system from Wednesbury to Dudley, on the formation of the old South Staffordshire line. [20] |
Gosport | 71,529 [21] | 1953 [22] | South Hampshire | While Gosport does not have a railway station, Portsmouth Harbour station is a short pedestrian ferry ride away. |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75,082 [23] | 1964 [24] | Stoke-on-Trent Built-up Area | Newcastle-under-Lyme lies 45 minutes on foot from Stoke-on-Trent railway station. |
Washington | 67,085 [25] | 1964 | Wearside | The town previously had a station on what is now the mothballed Leamside line. It has been the subject of many reopening proposals, [26] including a potential extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro system. [27] |
Waterlooville | 64,350 | N/A | South Hampshire | Lies within the Borough of Havant which has four stations. |
Halesowen | 58,135 [28] | 1958 [29] | West Midlands conurbation | A 40-minute walk from Old Hill railway station. |
Leigh | 52,855 | 1969 [30] | Greater Manchester Built-up Area | Lies on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit guided busway that links Leigh, Salford and Manchester City centre. |
West Bridgford | 45,509 [31] | N/A | Nottingham Urban Area | The Nottingham Express Tram system serves three stops on the western edge of West Bridgford. |
Swadlincote | 45,000 [32] | 1947 [33] | Burton upon Trent Built-up area | A reopening of the Leicester–Burton upon Trent line would see a station at Gresley, south of the town. [4] |
Kingswood | 40,734 | N/A | Bristol Built-up Area | |
Skelmersdale | 38,813 [34] | 1963 [35] | Wigan Urban Area | Skelmersdale was designated as a 'new town' in 1961, with a focus on people owning cars. However, a proposal is being considered by the Lancashire County Council and is going through a GRIP 3 process. [36] |
Dunstable | 30,184 [37] | 1965 [38] | Luton/Dunstable Urban Area | Lies on a guided busway that links to the town to stations in Luton. |
Willenhall | 28,480 [39] [40] | 1965 [41] | West Midlands Conurbation | The railway station at Willenhall has been proposed for reopening by 2023. It is on a freight/diversionary line between Wolverhampton and Walsall/Tame Bridge railway stations. [42] |
Aldridge | 26,988 [43] [44] | 1965 [45] | West Midlands Conurbation | The station at Aldridge has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between Walsall and Water Orton railway stations. [42] [46] |
Ferndown | 26,559 [47] | N/A | South East Dorset Conurbation | |
Woodley | 25,932 [48] | N/A | Reading/Wokingham Urban Area | Earley station is on the southern boundary of the parish, but separated from Woodley by the A3290 dual carriageway. Woodley is within the Borough of Wokingham, which has six stations including the aforementioned Earley. |
Rawtenstall, Lancashire | 23,128 [49] | 1972 | Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area | The town has a station on the East Lancashire Railway served by a heritage railway. |
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