''Junction station'' usually refers to a

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situated on or close to a

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where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum to qualify as a junction station would usually be one line on the left and two on the right (or vice versa). This is not to be confused with a station where there is one through line, but

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on one side while

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on the other. In this case, all trains passing through the station can reach only one destination as their next station. Commonly, junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinations to stand at the station at the same time, but this is not necessary. There are many stations with the word 'junction' in their title, such as those below:

In Australia

* Bondi Junction railway station *

Eagle Junction railway station Eagle Junction railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, the other being Clayfield railway station. North of the station, the Pinken ...

In Canada

Hervey-Jonction railway station Hervey station or Hervey-Jonction station is a railway station in Hervey-Jonction, Quebec, Canada. This station was built in when the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR) Transcontinental railroad, transcontinental railway Main line (railway) ...

Sudbury Junction railway station Sudbury Junction station is a train station in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, serving Via Rail. It serves '' The Canadian'' train. It is not connected to the Greater Sudbury Transit bus system or to the original Sudbury station (eastern ter ...

* Trenton Junction, Ontario railway station

In India

Gaya Junction Gaya Junction railway station is a junction station serving the city of Gaya, the headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh Division in the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is in the Mughalsarai railway division of the East Central Railway zone. ...

* Varanasi Junction

In Indonesia

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East Java

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West Java

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In Ireland

Historical

Fintona Junction railway station Fintona Junction railway station served Fintona in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (L&ER) was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland. Construction and op ...

Bundoran Junction railway station Bundoran Junction railway station served Irvinestown in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway opened the station as Lowtherstown Road on 19 August 1854. It was renamed Irvinestown on 1 March 1863, and Irvi ...

Cookstown Junction railway station Cookstown Junction railway station served the townland of Drumsough outside Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was a single island platform at the junction of the Cookstown extension to Magherafelt, Cookstown, Draperstown Dr ...

* Ballyclare Junction railway station *

Limavady Junction railway station Limavady Junction railway station served the town of Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway The Londonderry & Coleraine Railway is a railway line between the cities of Derry and Coleraine ...

Ballynahinch Junction railway station Ballynahinch Junction railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland. History The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858. ...

In Use

Howth Junction railway station Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Ghabhal Bhinn Éadair agus Dhomhnach Míde) serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland. One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack ...

Limerick Junction railway station Limerick Junction ( ga, Gabhal Luimnigh) is the interchange railway station for trains originating in , , , , and stations. The station opened on 3 July 1848. The station was highly noted for its layout which prior to 1967 required every tr ...

Manulla Junction railway station Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland. Description Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers travelling to or from Foxford or Ballina, who transfer to ...

In Spain

* Martorell Enllaç station, on the

Llobregat–Anoia Line The Llobregat–Anoia Line ( ca, Línia Llobregat-Anoia) is an unconnected metre gauge railway line linking Barcelona with the Baix Llobregat, Bages and Anoia regions, in Catalonia, Spain. Its name refers to the fact that it follows the course ...

* Empalme station on the Valencia Metro *

Maçanet-Massanes railway station Maçanet-Massanes is a Rodalies de Catalunya open triangular railway station serving Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the junction where the railway coming from Barcelona via Mataró converges with the B ...

, previously called ''Empalme''

In the United Kingdom

Abergavenny Junction railway station Abergavenny Junction railway station was a station situated near the junction made between the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line and the West Midland Railway's Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway, which served t ...

Abingdon Junction railway station Abingdon Junction railway station was a junction station for the branch line to Abingdon. It was opened by the Abingdon Railway Company on 2 June 1856 along with the branch, and was subsequently closed and replaced by Radley railway station on ...

* Alton Heights Junction railway station *

Alyth Junction railway station Alyth Junction railway station served the village of Meigle in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was the junction where the Alyth Railway and the Dundee and Newtyle Railway diverged from the Scottish Midland Junction Railw ...

Bala Junction railway station Bala Junction railway station was on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in southern Gwynedd, Wales. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual in that it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange ...

* Barnstaple Junction railway station *

Beckenham Junction station Beckenham Junction is the main railway and tram station in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. The railway stop is on the Chatham Main Line, down the line from and situated between and . The tram stop is one of the east ...

Boscarne Junction railway station Boscarne Junction railway station is a railway station on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in Cornwall, United Kingdom, and is its current terminus of the railway. It is adjacent to the Camel Trail, a long-distance footpath and cycle trail. In ...

* Bowling Junction railway station (West Yorkshire) * Broom Junction railway station *

Buildwas Junction railway station Buildwas railway station was an isolated junction railway station on the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway and Severn Valley Railway. Opened on 1 February 1862. Although the station served both the Severn Valley Railway and Wellington to Cra ...

Burscough Junction railway station Burscough Junction pronounced (Burs/co Junction) is one of two railway stations serving the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It is sited on the Ormskirk Branch Line, north of and is served by Northern Trains. The station was the scene ...

* Chard Junction railway station *

Clapham Junction railway station Clapham Junction railway station () is a major railway station and transport hub near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is from and from ; it is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main L ...

Coaley Junction railway station Coaley is a village in the England, English county of Gloucestershire roughly 4 miles from the town of Dursley, and 5 miles from the town of Stroud, Gloucestershire, Stroud. The village drops from the edge of the Cotswold Hills, overlooked by Fr ...

Coombe Junction Halt railway station Coombe Junction Halt railway station serves the villages of Coombe and Lamellion near Liskeard, Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the Looe Valley Line and operated by Great Western Railway. All trains on this line have to reverse at ...

Dalry Junction railway station Dalry Junction railway station was a railway station near the town of Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line). History The station was ...

Dalston Junction railway station Dalston Junction (pronounced ) is an inter-modal rail and bus transport interchange in Dalston, London. It is located at the crossroads of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road. The station served by London Overground East London l ...

* Derby Junction railway station *

Dovey Junction railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = File:Dovey Junction.jpg, Train at Dovey Junction , caption = A train bound for Pwllheli calls at Dovey Junction (December 2019) , borough = Derwenlas, Powys , country = Wales , coordinates ...

Effingham Junction railway station Effingham Junction railway station is just north of the far northern border of the village of Effingham, closer to the centre of East Horsley, homes of which it borders, in Surrey, England. Although the station takes its name from the former s ...

Egginton Junction railway station Egginton Junction railway station is a disused railway station in Egginton, Derbyshire. History The first station serving the village of Egginton was Egginton railway station, opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1849 with the ...

Evercreech Junction railway station Evercreech Junction was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Originally opened in 1862 as "Evercreech" on the original S&D line from Burnham-on-Sea to Broadstone, it became in 1874 the junction for the north ...

Folkestone Junction railway station Folkestone East is a former railway station in Folkestone, England. Opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1843 as part of its main line from London, it was Folkestone's first station and handled substantial boat train traffic travelling to ...

Georgemas Junction railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Georgemas.jpg , caption = The platform and freight terminal at Georgemas Junction, looking west , borough = Georgemas, Highland , coun ...

* Grange Court Junction railway station *

Halwill Junction railway station Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station in Halwill Junction, near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon, England. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Okehampton to Bude Line, Bude Br ...

* Haxey Junction railway station *

Holt Junction railway station Holt Junction was a railway station which served the village of Holt, Wiltshire, England between 1861 and 1966. It stood on the Wessex Main Line at its junction with the western end of the Devizes branch. History The Wilts, Somerset and Wey ...

Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station was a railway station which served the town of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. History It was opened in 1847 by the Midland Railway on the Erewash Valley Line at the Junction (rail), junction of a ...

Junction Road railway station Junction Road railway station (originally Junction Road for Tufnell Park) was a railway station in London (1872-1943). The station was opened by the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway. It was at the corner of Junction Road and its purpose- ...

Junction Road Halt railway station Junction Road Halt, also known as Junction Road (for Hawkhurst), was a halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. It was located on the eastern side of the level crossing across the B2244 Junction Road near the hamlet of Udiam in East ...

Killin Junction railway station Killin Junction was a railway station located in Glen Dochart, Stirling (district) close to where the road from Glen Ogle joins the Crianlarich to Killin road. History Killin Junction station opened on 1 June 1870, providing passengers on ...

Llandudno Junction railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Llandudno Junction railway station March 2018 03.jpg , caption = Llandudno Junction railway station (March 2018) , borough = Llandudno Junction, Conwy County Borough , country = Wales , coo ...

Loughborough Junction railway station Loughborough Junction railway station is a railway station in the Loughborough Junction neighbourhood of the London Borough of Lambeth. It was opened as Loughborough Road by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1864. It is between Elephant ...

Lydbrook Junction railway station Lydbrook Junction railway station is a disused railway station in England opened by the Ross and Monmouth Railway in 1873, it remained open for 91 years until 1964 when the line finally closed to freight, though passenger services ceased in 195 ...

Lydney Junction railway station Lydney Junction railway station is a railway station near Lydney in Gloucestershire. The station is now the southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway. It is located to the south of Lydney, near the A48 road. The diesel department of the pre ...

* Maud Junction railway station *

Maybole Junction railway station Maybole Junction railway station was a railway station located between Alloway and Dalrymple in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway (worked and later owned by the Glasgow and South West ...

Middleton Junction railway station Middleton Junction railway station was on the Caldervale Line The Calder Valley line (also previously known as the Caldervale line) is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seas ...

Millwall Junction railway station Millwall Junction was a railway station in Poplar, east London, on the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR). Location Despite the name, it was not in Millwall, but rather it marked where the LBR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich, ...

Mitcham Junction station Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains, and a Tramlink stop. It is in the London Borough of Merton and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station opened on 1 October 1868 specifically to provide an inter ...

Morebath Junction railway station Morebath Junction Halt was a railway halt near the junction of the Devon and Somerset Railway and Exe Valley Railway in Devon, South West England. Junction The railway junction at Morebath was opened in 1884 to connect the newly built Tiv ...

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* Northolt Junction railway station *

Norwood Junction railway station Norwood Junction railway station is a National Rail station in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon, south London and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is down the line from . The station is managed by London Overground and trains are oper ...

* Pen-y-Mount Junction railway station * Reedness Junction railway station * Riccarton Junction railway station *

Roudham Junction railway station Roudham Junction railway station was a station in Norfolk, England. It was located in a remote area east of Thetford, where the Main Line between Norwich and Thetford joined the branch line from Swaffham Swaffham () is a market town and ci ...

* Royton Junction railway station * St Helens Junction railway station *

Seaton Junction railway station Seaton Junction is a closed railway station on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. It was situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton. It was previously known as Colyton for Seaton and Colyton Juncti ...

Severn Tunnel Junction railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Severn Tunnel Junction station (geograph 6214183).jpg , caption = Severn Tunnel Junction station in July 2019 , borough = Rogiet, Monmou ...

* Settle Junction railway station * Sidmouth Junction railway station *

Smallbrook Junction railway station Smallbrook Junction railway station is a railway station on the Isle of Wight, England. It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems. Another similar station is Manulla Junctio ...

* Stepney Junction railway station * Stourbridge Junction railway station * Swanwick Junction railway station *

Tiverton Junction railway station There are 22 disused railway stations in the between and , 12 of which have structures that can still be seen from passing trains. Most were closed in the 1960s but four of them, especially around , were replaced by stations on new sites. 13 s ...

* Todd Lane Junction railway station * Tooting Junction railway station *

Tryfan Junction railway station Tryfan Junction is a junction station on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways for the main line and the Bryngwyn Branch. Opened in 1877, it closed in 1936 and the building fell into ruin. It was reopened as a request stop in 2011, and the stati ...

Verney Junction railway station Verney Junction railway station was an isolated railway station at a four-way railway junction in Buckinghamshire, open from 1868 to 1968; a junction existed at the site without a station from 1851. The first line to open on the site was the B ...

Watford Junction railway station Watford Junction is a railway station that serves Watford, Hertfordshire. The station is on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), 17 miles 34 chains from London Euston and the Abbey Line, a branch line to St Albans. Journeys to London take between ...

Whitacre Junction railway station Whitacre Junction railway station was opened in 1864 by the Midland Railway. It served the village of Whitacre Heath, Warwickshire, England. History The line had been opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway from Derby, to ...

Willesden Junction railway station Willesden Junction is a railway station in Harlesden, north-west London, UK. It is served by both London Overground and London Underground services. History The station developed on three contiguous sites: the West Coast Main Line (WCML) st ...

Woodhall Junction railway station Woodhall Junction railway station (previously Kirkstead railway station) is a former station in Woodhall, Lincolnshire. It served as a junction where several different lines met, none of which are still open. The station opened as ''Kirkstead ...

Yarwell Junction railway station Yarwell Junction is the current western terminus of the Nene Valley Railway. It opened at Easter 2007. It was formerly the junction of the Peterborough to Northampton and Peterborough to Market Harborough lines. In April 2006 a track realign ...

Yeovil Junction railway station Yeovil Junction railway station is the busier, but less central, of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil in England. The station is outside the town, in the village of Stoford. Although Yeovil is in Somerset, the station was in Dor ...

In the United States

* Ancona Station (Illinois), no longer used for service *

Broadway Junction (BMT Canarsie Line) The Broadway Junction station is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated BMT Canarsie Line and BMT Jamaica Line, and the underground IND Fulton Street Line. It was also served by trains of the Fulton Street Elevated until ...

Joliet Union Station Joliet Union Station was a train station in Joliet, Illinois that served Amtrak long-distance and Metra commuter trains. It was replaced by the new Joliet Transportation Center in 2018, a train station that was constructed adjacent to the Union ...

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Princeton Junction (NJT station) Princeton Junction station (signed as Princeton Junction at West Windsor) is a railroad station in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, located in West Windsor Township. It serves NJ Transit (NJT) and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), and NJ ...

Secaucus Junction Secaucus Junction (known as Secaucus Transfer during planning stages and signed simply as Secaucus) is a NJ Transit Rail Operations commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey. The $450 million, station opened on December 15, 2003, and was ded ...

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Wayne Junction Wayne Junction station is a SEPTA Regional Rail junction station located at 4481 Wayne Avenue, extending along Windrim Avenue to Germantown Avenue. The station is located in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Wayne Junction serves as a m ...

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Jamaica (LIRR station) Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station ...

In Thailand

Historical

* U Tapao Junction (Songkhla Province)

In Use

* Bangsue Junction * Ban Phachi Junction * Ban Dara Junction * Kaeng Khoi Junction * Thanon Chira Junction * Bua Yai Junction * Chachoengsao Junction * Khlong Sip Kao Junction * Si Racha Junction * Khao Chi Chan Junction * Taling Chan Junction * Nong Pladuk Junction * Ban Thung Pho Junction * Thung Song Junction * Khao Chum Thong Junction * Haad Yai Junction * Nong Bua Junction * Ban Phai Na Bun Junction * Chumphon Junction {{SIA Lists of railway stations