Tuesday, 1 September 2015

The Curiosity of Platform Zero


The Easternmost platform at Stockport station is number zero. It was added in 2003 to provide extra capacity but not used until 2008.

Only three other stations in the UK have a platform zero, Edinburgh Haymarket, London King's Cross and Cardiff Central.

Also curious is that is the only platform that has direct level access to the street.

Another curious sight I found recently on platform zero can be seen on my photoblog sithenah.

A contribution to the Curiosities Theme at City Daily Photoblogs.

8 comments:

  1. A good post for the theme! Reminds me of a dormitory I lived in while attending college that had a floor below the first level that we called zero alley.

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  2. Fantastic contribution to the curiosity theme! Never heard about number zero platforms, reminds me of Harry Potter's 9 3/4. ;-)

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  3. Very curious that the number is zero. What happens if they decide to build another one further down the line?

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  4. Curious that it was added after the fact of construction. More travelers or destination to cover?

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  5. Very curious! Good for the theme.

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  6. Not only curious but interesting. I've learned something :).

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  7. That is a unique way to do it:)

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