Talk:Habrough railway station

Platforms

I notice the platforms are "staggered" ie. not opposite each other but are located on either side of the level crossing - the up on one side abd the down on the other. isn;t this a bit unusual? Silent Billy (talk) 22:30, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

It is unusual, although not unique. When I used Habrough station in about 1989-91 there was no footbridge; I don't think there is one even now. Habrough is the junction for the Barton-on-Humber branch, so passengers from the Doncaster, Retford or Lincoln direction wishing to travel onward to Barton (or vice versa) need to change platforms, by using the road and therefore the level crossing as well. Where a level crossing is close to a station, the rule is normally that the gates or barriers may not be opened until the train has passed through: consequently, if the platform was in rear of the l/c, the barriers would be held down until the train had departed. However, by placing the platform in advance of the l/c, the barriers may be raised as soon as the train has arrived. If the platforms were opposite each other (let's say on the Grimsby side of the road), and the trains were timed to arrive at the same time, the passenger from Doncaster would be trapped on platform 2 until the barriers lifted - which would only happen after the Barton train had left platform 1. By staggering them, the trains arrive, the barriers lift, the passengers cross over, the trains depart. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:16, 20 September 2012 (UTC)