''Junction station'' usually refers to a

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situated on or close to a junction 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 double track 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

In Canada

* Hervey-Jonction railway station * Sudbury Junction railway station *

Trenton Junction, Ontario railway station Trenton Junction railway station (french: Gare de Trenton Junction); is an unstaffed inter-city train station at 18277B Telephone Road in Trenton, Ontario, Canada operated by Via Rail. The station is located south of Ontario Highway 401 on Ont ...

In India

* Gaya Junction *

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

Central Java

East Java

Jakarta

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West Java

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In Ireland

Historical

* Fintona Junction railway station * 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 Belfast and Ballymena Railway#Cookstown extension, Cookstown exten ...

Ballyclare Junction railway station Ballyclare Junction railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Belfast to Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Despite the name, the physical junction for the branch line to Ballyclare was located a short distance along t ...

* Limavady Junction railway station *

Ballynahinch Junction railway station Ballynahinch Junction railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down Newcastle () is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which had a population of 7,672 ...

In Use

* Howth Junction railway station * Limerick Junction railway station * Manulla Junction railway station

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 * Alyth Junction railway station * Bala Junction railway station * Barnstaple Junction railway station * Beckenham Junction station * 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 co ...

Broom Junction railway station Broom Junction was a railway station and interchange between the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway and the Barnt Green to Ashchurch line. Although initially only an exchange station, it was opened to the public from 1880 and rem ...

* Buildwas Junction railway station * Burscough Junction railway station *

Chard Junction railway station Chard Junction railway station was situated on the London and South Western Railway’s West of England Main Line about southeast of the village of Tatworth in Somerset, England. It was the junction of Chard Branch Line, a short branch line to ...

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

Derby Junction railway station Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gaine ...

Dovey Junction railway station Dovey Junction railway station ( cy, Cyffordd Dyfi) is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to and the Cambrian Coast Line to . Passenger services are provided by Transport ...

* Effingham Junction railway station * Egginton Junction railway station * Evercreech Junction railway station * Folkestone Junction railway station * Georgemas Junction railway station * 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 stati ...

* Holt Junction railway station * Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station * Junction Road railway station * Junction Road Halt railway station * Killin Junction railway station * Llandudno Junction railway station * Loughborough Junction railway station * Lydbrook Junction railway station * Lydney Junction railway station *

Maud Junction railway station Maud Junction railway station was a railway station in Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now housing the Maud Railway Museum. It served as junction where the line north from Aberdeen split into two routes to the coastal town stations of Peterhea ...

* Maybole Junction railway station * Middleton Junction railway station * Millwall Junction railway station * Mitcham Junction station * Morebath Junction railway station * Motherwell railway station * Northolt Junction railway station * Norwood Junction railway station * 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 Bord ...

* Roudham Junction railway station *

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 on ...

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 Line ...

* Seaton Junction railway station * 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 open ...

* Sidmouth Junction railway station * Smallbrook Junction railway station *

Stepney Junction railway station Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street, and by light metro services provided by the DLR t ...

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 the ...

Swanwick Junction railway station Swanwick Junction railway station (pronounced "Swannick") is a heritage railway station situated on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line which closed in 1968, but has been partially reopened by the Midland Railway - Butterley. Despite th ...

* Tiverton Junction railway station * Todd Lane Junction railway station * Tooting Junction railway station * Tryfan Junction railway station * Verney Junction railway station * Watford Junction railway station * Whitacre Junction railway station * Willesden Junction railway station * Woodhall Junction railway station * Yarwell Junction railway station * Yeovil Junction railway station

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 metro station, 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 BMT Fulton Str ...

* Joliet Union Station, Illinois * Princeton Junction (NJT station) * Secaucus Junction, New Jersey * Wayne Junction, 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)

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