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European Railroad Discussion > Clapham JunctionDate: 01/21/15 16:38 Clapham Junction Author: livesteamer A question to our British friends---is Clapham Junction still considered the busiest railroad junction in the world? When I stationed with the American Air Force at RAF Greenham Common in the late 80's, there was a sign at the station claiming the title of the busiest railroad junction in the world. This question is driven by a posting on the Nostalgia Board that a junction on the Chicago El claims that title.
Marty Harrison Knob Noster, MO Date: 01/21/15 23:43 Re: Clapham Junction Author: 86235 Not anymore, IIRC the sign simply says Britain's busiest station. In Europe I think the busiest station title is held by the Gare du Nord, if you include the RER platforms.
Date: 01/23/15 22:34 Re: Clapham Junction Author: railwaybaron A few years ago Munchen Hbf was considered the busiest in the world with about 2200 trains per day when including the S-Bahn. Has this changed?
Date: 01/23/15 23:57 Re: Clapham Junction Author: 86235 Gare du Nord is supposed to be Europe's busiest, but whether in terms of passengers or number of trains I know not. It definitely ISN'T Clapham Junction.
Date: 01/25/15 11:31 Re: Clapham Junction Author: symph1 He asked about busiest junction, not station. For those that answered re station,the busiest is Shinjuku in Tokyo, with around 3 1/2 million pax a day.
Date: 01/26/15 00:26 Re: Clapham Junction Author: 86235 symph1 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > He asked about busiest junction, not station. For > those that answered re station,the busiest is > Shinjuku in Tokyo, with around 3 1/2 million pax a > day. He did, but Clapham Junction is not really a junction in the sense that the El junction is. It is an interchange for passengers, between a number of multiple track routes that converge on Clapham, but don't physically connect. It is a junction for the London Overground's West London Line and, more recently, for the re-routed South London Line but the bulk of trains do not swap routes at Clapham, they exchange passengers. |