Editing Rail transport in Great Britain (section)

===Most populous towns without rail services===

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 is of separate towns.  The second is of towns that form part of larger [[conurbation]]s.

====Built-up areas====
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! Town !! Population (2019 estimate)<ref>{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |accessdate=19 June 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141615/https://www.citypopulation.de/UK-EnglandUA.html?cityid=10795 |url-status=live }}</ref> !! Railway station closed !! Notes
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| [[Rushden]] || 41,387 || 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Rushden Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rushden/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=5 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105181936/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rushden/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || Proposals have been put forward for [[Rushden Parkway railway station]] on the [[Midland Main Line]], to the west of the town.
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| [[Coalville]] || 41,223 || 1964<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=123 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Proposed for reopening on the [[Leicester–Burton upon Trent line]].<ref name="RM">{{cite magazine |last1=Pickering |first1=Graeme |title=Rail Reopening Schemes |magazine=The Railway Magazine |date=April 2020 |volume=166 |issue=1,429 |page=39 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=0033-8923}}</ref>
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| [[Abingdon-on-Thames]] || 40,074 || 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Abingdon Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/abingdon/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224090551/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/abingdon/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Radley railway station]] lies less than a mile outside the town's boundaries.
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| [[Canvey Island|Canvey]] || 38,849 || N/A || [[Benfleet railway station|Benfleet]] is sited nearby on the mainland.
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| [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]] || 39,535 || 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations:Blyth Station (2nd) |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/blyth_second/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230050153/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/blyth_second/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || The [[Blyth and Tyne Railway#2019-present: Revised plans and the Northumberland Line project|Northumberland Line project]] is reopening a railway passenger service to Newsham (on the edge of Blyth) by 2024.
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| [[Wisbech]] || 35,681 || 1968<ref name="QUICK">{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=433 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || A 2009 report stated that it was feasible to reopen the [[Bramley Line]] to {{rws|March}} railway station for £12&nbsp;million, as the line was extant but unused. Since then, little had been done and the cost had risen to an estimated £70&nbsp;million by 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Johnston|first=Howard |title=Regional News (Anglia) |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=28 August 2019 |issue=886 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
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| [[Bideford]] || 30,783 || 1965  ||
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| [[Witney]] || 30,518 || 1962<ref name="QUICK"/> ||
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| [[Norton Radstock]] || 30,319 || 1966  ||
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| [[Consett]] || 30,023 || 1967<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/consett/index.shtml|title=Disused Stations: Consett Station|access-date=5 March 2023|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129234116/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/consett/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>||
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| [[Clay Cross]]/[[North Wingfield]] || 29,975 || 1967 ||
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| [[Burntwood]] || 29,525 || 1965 || The town is served by the [[Chasewater Railway]] which is a [[heritage railway]].
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| [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]] || 27,481 || 1967<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Haverhill Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/haverhill/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219131916/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/haverhill/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> ||
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| [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]] || 26,535 || 1964 || {{As of|2020|}}, there are plans afoot to reopen [[Portishead railway station|Portishead station]].
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|{{anchor|Daventry}}[[Daventry]] || 25,781 || 1958 || The nearest station at present is [[Long Buckby railway station|Long Buckby]] on the [[Northampton Loop]]. Proposals have been made to reopen [[Weedon railway station]] as a new Daventry Parkway station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://daventryparkway.co.uk/|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Daventry Parkway Project|language=en-GB|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130212416/https://www.daventryparkway.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-11|title=Daventry boy, 15, leads campaign for £20m new railway station|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-58432976|access-date=2021-11-01|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217110958/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-58432976|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daventry Parkway: the right station at the right time?|url=https://www.modernrailways.com/article/daventry-parkway-right-station-right-time|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.modernrailways.com|date=25 August 2021|language=en|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217111007/https://www.modernrailways.com/article/daventry-parkway-right-station-right-time|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Harry Burr and Daventry Parkway on BBC Look East in the evening| date=20 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jrQIBAA_Yg|language=en|access-date=2021-11-01|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217212006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jrQIBAA_Yg&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Both stations are about the same distance (about {{convert|4.5|mi|abbr=on}}) from central Daventry.
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| [[Stubbington]] || 25,239 || N/A || Lies within the [[Borough of Fareham]] and is 2{{nbsp}}miles from [[Fareham railway station]].
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| [[Stanley, County Durham]] || 22,553 || 1955 || The previous station was [[West Stanley railway station]].
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| [[Maldon, Essex|Maldon]] || 22,032 || 1964<ref>{{cite web|title=The Old Railway Lines to Maldon|url=https://www.itsaboutmaldon.co.uk/railway/|website=itsaboutmaldon.co.uk|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131110053/https://www.itsaboutmaldon.co.uk/railway/|url-status=live}}</ref> ||
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| [[Clevedon]] || 21,138 || 1966 ||
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| [[Bordon]] || 20,789 || 1957 ||
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| [[Dereham]] || 21,362 ||1969 || The town is served by a station on the [[Mid-Norfolk Railway]], which is a heritage railway.
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| [[Stourport-on-Severn]] || 21,096 || 1970<ref>{{cite book|author=Marshall, John|title=The Severn Valley Railway|year=1989|publisher=David St John Thomas|location=Newton Abbot|page=164 |isbn=0-946537-45-3|authorlink=John Marshall (railway historian)}}</ref> ||
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| [[Dinnington, South Yorkshire|Dinnington]] || 20,443 || 1929 || Previous station was [[Dinnington and Laughton railway station]] which is on a line still used for freight.
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| [[Hythe, Hampshire|Hythe]] || 20,402 || 1966 || The [[Hythe railway station (Hampshire)|previous station]] was on a line in use until 2016.
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====Built-up area subdivisions====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Town !! Population ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]]) !! Railway station closed !! Urban area !! Notes
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| [[Dudley]] ||	79,379<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000284|title=Dudley (Dudley) Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Dudley station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dudley/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=16 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216181147/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dudley/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[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&nbsp;million {{convert|6.8|mi|adj=on}} extension of the [[West Midlands Metro]] tram system from Wednesbury to Dudley, on the formation of the old [[South Staffordshire line]].<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Harris |editor1-first=Nigel |title=Dudley Metro extension begins |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=12 February 2020 |issue=898 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
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| [[Gosport]] || 81,529<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001479|title=Gosport Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1953<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Gosport Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gosport/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129065302/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gosport/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[South Hampshire]] || While Gosport does not have a railway station, [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour station]] is a short pedestrian ferry ride away.
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| [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] || 75,082<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001436|title=Newcastle-under-Lyme Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1964<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=297 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Stoke-on-Trent Built-up Area]] ||Newcastle-under-Lyme lies 45 minutes on foot from [[Stoke-on-Trent railway station]].
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| [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]] || 67,085<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001427|title=Washington Built-up area sub division|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> || 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,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conner |first1=Rachel |title=Questions raised over future of Leamside line |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15784565.questions-raised-future-leamside-line/ |accessdate=10 April 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=20 December 2017 |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410184854/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15784565.questions-raised-future-leamside-line/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including a potential extension of the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]] system.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pickering |first=Graeme |title=Keeping Tyne & Wear moving |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=25 March 2020 |issue=901 |page=47 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
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| [[Waterlooville]] || 64,350 || N/A || [[South Hampshire]] || Lies within the [[Borough of Havant]] which has four stations.
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| [[Halesowen]]  || 58,135<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000476|title=Halesowen Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1958<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Halesowen Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/halesowen/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=11 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911081323/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/halesowen/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[West Midlands conurbation]] || A 40-minute walk from [[Old Hill railway station]].
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| [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] || 52,855 || 1969<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=249 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Greater Manchester Built-up Area]]
|Lies on the [[Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit]] guided busway that links Leigh, [[Salford]] and [[Manchester city centre|Manchester City centre]].
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| [[Swadlincote]] || 45,000<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001337|title=Swadlincote Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1947<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=387 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Burton upon Trent Built-up area || A reopening of the [[Leicester–Burton upon Trent line]] would see a station at {{rws|Gresley}}, south of the town.<ref name="RM"/>
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| [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire|Kingswood]] || 40,734 || N/A || [[Bristol Built-up Area]] ||
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| [[Skelmersdale]] || 38,813<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001425|title=Skelmersdale Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Skelmersdale Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmersdale/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106161427/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmersdale/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Wigan Urban Area]] ||Skelmersdale was designated as a '[[New towns in the United Kingdom|new town]]' in 1961, with a focus on people owning cars. However, a proposal was considered by the [[Lancashire County Council]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Pickering |first1=Graeme |title=Rail Reopening Schemes |magazine=The Railway Magazine |date=April 2020 |volume=166 |issue=1,429 |page=41 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=0033-8923}}</ref> The Department for Transport announced in July 2022 that it was rejecting the Strategic Outline Business Case, throwing the scheme into doubt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Jamie |title=Skelmersdale rail station plan rejected in decision branded a 'cruel joke' |url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/skelmersdale-rail-station-plan-rejected-24434213 |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=LancsLive |date=8 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717080420/https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/skelmersdale-rail-station-plan-rejected-24434213 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Dunstable]] || 30,184<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000218|title=Dunstable Built-up area subdivision|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> || 1965<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Dunstable Town Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunstable_town/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217125912/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunstable_town/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[Luton/Dunstable Urban Area]] || Lies on a [[Luton to Dunstable Busway|guided busway]] that links to the town to stations in [[Luton]].
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| [[Willenhall]] || 28,480<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001319|title=Willenhall North Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001320|title=Willenhall South Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1965<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=429 |date=2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115225509/https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[West Midlands Conurbation]]  || The railway station at [[Willenhall Bilston Street railway station|Willenhall]], which is on a freight/diversionary line between {{rws|Wolverhampton}} and {{rws|Walsall}}/{{rws|Tame Bridge}} railway stations, will reopen to passengers in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railengineer.co.uk/two-new-black-country-railway-stations-receive-planning-approval/ |title=Two new Black Country railway stations receive planning approval |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317035710/https://www.railengineer.co.uk/two-new-black-country-railway-stations-receive-planning-approval/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Aldridge]] || 26,988<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001301|title=Aldridge Central and South Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001302|title=Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>  || 1965<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Sutton Park Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/aldridge/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224090901/http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/aldridge/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[West Midlands Conurbation]] || The station at {{rws|Aldridge}} has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between {{rws|Walsall}} and {{rws|Water Orton}} railway stations.<ref name="RAIL">{{cite magazine|last=Stephen|first=Paul|title=Mayor's £15bn plan for West Midlands rail |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=12 February 2020 |issue=898 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Padgett |first1=David |last2=Szwenk |first2=John |editor1-last=Bridge |editor1-first=Mike |title=Railway track diagrams. book 4, Midlands & North West |date=2013 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-7-4 |edition=3|at=18}}</ref>
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| [[Ferndown]] || 26,559<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001246|title=Ferndown Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1974 || [[South East Dorset Conurbation]] || The previous nearest station was [[West_Moors_railway_station|West Moors]]. Ferndown is located approximately 7 miles from [[Bournemouth_railway_station|Bournemouth station]] and has a half-hourly bus service connecting the town with the station.
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| [[Woodley, Berkshire|Woodley]] || 25,932<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04001243|title=Woodley Parish|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref>  || N/A || [[Reading/Wokingham Urban Area]] ||[[Earley railway station|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.
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| [[Rawtenstall, Lancashire]] || 23,128<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000572|title=Rawtenstall Built-up area subdivision|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> ||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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