''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 single track 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 Bondi Junction railway station is located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services. Hist ...

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 Pink ...

In Canada

* Hervey-Jonction railway station * Sudbury Junction railway station * 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 Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...

In Indonesia

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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 opened the station on 1 May 1856. It was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) The Great Norther ...

* Bundoran Junction railway station *

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 and ...

* 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 opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855. It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October ...

* Ballynahinch Junction railway station

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 t ...

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 t ...

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 cou ...

* Empalme station on the Valencia Metro * Maçanet-Massanes railway station, previously called ''Empalme''

In the United Kingdom

* Abergavenny Junction railway station * Abingdon Junction railway station *

Alton Heights Junction railway station Alton Heights Junction railway station was a short-lived station located south of Lesmahagow in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. History Opened by the Caledonian Railway, the station was not advertised in the public timetables and w ...

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 Railway ...

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 Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is from at milepost 211.25 from . It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates the train service. It opened in ...

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 easte ...

* Boscarne Junction railway station *

Bowling Junction railway station (West Yorkshire) Bowling Junction railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Calder Valley line to the south of Bradford Exchange The Bradford Exchange is an American producer and seller of c ...

* 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 Crav ...

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 sc ...

* 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 Ma ...

* Coaley Junction railway station * Coombe Junction Halt railway station * Dalry Junction railway station *

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 *

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 th ...

* Evercreech Junction railway station * Folkestone Junction railway station *

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 *

Haxey Junction railway station Haxey Junction railway station was a station south of the town of Haxey, on the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, England. It was the terminus of the Axholme Joint Railway which ran from Marshland Junction near Goole, and was adjacent to 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 We ...

* Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station * Junction Road railway station * Junction Road Halt railway station * Killin Junction railway station *

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 *

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 * Maud Junction railway station * Maybole Junction railway station * Middleton Junction railway station * Millwall Junction railway station *

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 Tive ...

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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 ope ...

* Pen-y-Mount Junction railway station *

Reedness Junction railway station Reedness Junction railway station was a railway junction near Reedness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on the Axholme Joint Railway. Immediately to the west of the station, the Fockerby Branch, which continued eastwards, turned off from the ...

Riccarton Junction railway station Riccarton Junction, in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, was a railway village and station. In its heyday it had 118 residents and its own school, post office and grocery store. The station was an interchange between the Bor ...

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 Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District o ...

Royton Junction railway station Royton Junction railway station was a station on the Oldham Loop Line in Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 1 July 1864, and was the junction for the short branch line to Royton railway station. The line to Royton was closed to goods o ...

St Helens Junction railway station St Helens Junction railway station is a railway station serving St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is in Sutton, three miles southeast of St Helens town centre. The station is on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lin ...

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 Junc ...

* Severn Tunnel Junction railway station *

Settle Junction railway station Settle Junction railway station was located near the town of Settle, North Yorkshire, England, immediately to south of the junction between the Midland Railway's North Western and Settle-Carlisle branches, northwest of . History It was ope ...

* 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 Stourbridge Junction is one of two railway stations serving the town of Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line and is the junction for t ...

* 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 * Verney Junction railway station *

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 * Willesden Junction railway station * Woodhall Junction railway station * Yarwell Junction railway station *

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, Illinois *

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 ...

, New Jersey *

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 ...

, Pennsylvania *

Vancouver, Washington (Amtrak station) Vancouver station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The station is served by four daily round trips of the ''Cascades'', the daily ''Coast Starlight'', and the daily Portland section of the ''Empire B ...

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