''Junction station'' usually refers to a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

situated either on or close to a

rail junction A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. The physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge) is provided by Railroad switch, tur ...

, where lines to two or more destinations diverge. Many 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:

In Australia

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

Shellharbour Junction railway station Shellharbour Junction railway station is a railway station located in Dunmore, New South Wales, Dunmore in the City of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line, New South Wales, Illawarra railway line. The stat ...

Yass Junction railway station Yass Junction railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Main Southern railway line, Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Yass, New South Wales, Yass. The station is not in the town itself bu ...

Bondi Junction railway station Bondi Junction railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Waverley suburb of Bondi Junction in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Sub ...

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 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway division of the East Centra ...

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 the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi C ...

Dhanbad Junction Dhanbad Junction railway station, station code DHN, is a railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the headquarters of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the largest railway station in Jharkhand, ...

In Indonesia

Central Java

East Java

Jakarta

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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 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 * 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 * Inny Junction railway station * Junction railway station *

Kilfree Junction railway station Kilfree Junction is a former station in County Sligo and was located on the Sligo line in the townland of Cloontycarn between and about from the track summit though the Curlew Mountains. It enabled connections on the branch line to in ...

Dromin Junction railway station Dromin Junction railway station was a railway station serving the junction between the Dublin-Belfast mainline and a short lived branch line serving the town of Ardee, County Louth, in Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulste ...

Navan Junction railway station Navan Junction was a railway station serving the town of Navan in County Meath. As the name suggests, the station was located at the junction of two railway lines. The first was a branch line off the main line between Belfast and Dublin, whic ...

Clonakilty Junction railway station Clonakilty Junction railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the islan ...

Tooban Junction railway station Tooban Junction railway station served Tooban in County Donegal, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided bet ...

Coachford Junction railway station Coachford Junction railway station was on the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway (CMLR) in County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of ...

In Use

Howth Junction railway station Howth Junction & Donaghmede railway station () serves the area of Donaghmede, and parts of Kilbarrack in Dublin, Ireland. One entrance is located in Donaghmede, the other in Kilbarrack, and it is where the line to Howth branches off the Belf ...

Limerick Junction railway station Limerick Junction () 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 train making a stop at ...

Manulla Junction railway station Manulla Junction railway station is a transfer point for train passengers in County Mayo, Ireland. Description It is a rare example of an interchange-only rail station. Passengers cannot enter or leave the station; it is only for passengers tr ...

Cobh Junction railway station Glounthaune railway station () is an Iarnród Éireann station serving the town of Glounthaune in County Cork, Ireland. The station is at is the junction between Cobh and Midleton on the Cork Commuter line. History The station opened on 10 No ...

In Spain

* Martorell Enllaç station, on the

Llobregat–Anoia Line The Llobregat–Anoia Line () 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 of the Llobregat and A ...

* 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 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 easte ...

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

Broom Junction railway station Broom Junction was a railway station serving the village of Broom, Warwickshire, Broom in Warwickshire, England. It was an interchange for both the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway and the Barnt Green to Ashchurch line. Althoug ...

* Buildwas Junction railway station *

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 sce ...

* Chard Junction railway station *

Clapham Junction railway station Clapham Junction () is a major railway station near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It lies from and from . Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district to the south- ...

* Coaley Junction railway station *

Coombe Junction Halt railway station Coombe Junction Halt railway station serves the villages of Coombe, Liskeard, Coombe and Lamellion near Liskeard, Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the Looe Valley Line and operated by Great Western Railway (train operating company), G ...

* Dalry Junction railway station *

Dalston Junction railway station Dalston Junction is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Dalston, Greater London, London. Situated in Travelcard Zone 2, the station is located in a short section of cut and cover tunnel north of the Kingsland Vi ...

Derby Junction railway station Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire Coun ...

Dovey Junction railway station Dovey Junction ( ; ) is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the Junction (rail), junction where the line splits into the line to and the Cambrian Coast Line to . Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales Rail, Tr ...

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 *

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 *

Georgemas Junction railway station Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station on Far North Line in the far north of Scotland. The station, which is in the Highland (council area), Highland Council areas of Scotland, council area, serves several rural hamlets in the h ...

* 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 Bude Branch and North Cornwal ...

* Haxey Junction railway station *

Holt Junction railway station Holt or holte may refer to: Natural world *Holt (den), an otter den * Holt, an area of woodland Places Australia * Holt, Australian Capital Territory * Division of Holt, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Vic ...

* Ilkeston Junction and Cossall railway station *

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 and Hampstead Junction Railway. It was at the corner of Junction Road and its pur ...

* Junction Road Halt railway station *

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 t ...

Llandudno Junction railway station Llandudno Junction () is a station serving the town of Llandudno Junction on the North Wales Main Line between and . The station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, although Avanti West Coast services also stop there. It is a junction for t ...

Loughborough Junction railway station Loughborough Junction railway station is a railway station in the Loughborough Junction neighbourhood nearby Herne Hill railway station, Herne Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth. It was opened as Loughborough Road by the London, Chatham and ...

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 19 ...

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 p ...

* Maud Junction railway station * Maybole Junction railway station *

Middleton Junction railway station Middleton Junction railway station was an early junction station on the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) , it opened when the branch to Oldham opened in 1842. The line through station site opened on 4 July 1839 when the Manchester and Leeds ...

* Millwall Junction railway station *

Mitcham Junction station Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by Southern and Thameslink trains. It also has 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 ...

* Morebath Junction railway station *

Motherwell railway station Motherwell railway station is a railway station serves the town of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It is t ...

* Northolt Junction railway station *

Norwood Junction railway station Norwood Junction is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southern and Thameslink and Great Northern, Thameslink, located in South No ...

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

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 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 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 the town of 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 ...

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 west of Axminster railway station, Axminster and east of Honiton railway station, Honiton. It was previously known as ...

Severn Tunnel Junction railway station Severn Tunnel Junction railway station () is a minor station on the western side of the Severn Tunnel in the village of Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is from London Paddington and lies at the junction of the South Wales Main Line from Londo ...

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

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 t ...

Tiverton Junction railway station There are 22 disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter line between and . The line was completed in 1844 at which time the temporary terminus at Beambridge was closed. The most recent closure was Tiverton Junction which was replaced b ...

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

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 ...

Watford Junction railway station Watford Junction is a railway station serving the town of Watford in Hertfordshire, England. The station is on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), from and the Abbey Line, a branch line to St Albans. It is also the northern terminus of the Liones ...

Whitacre Junction railway station __NOTOC__ Whitacre may refer to: Places * Nether Whitacre, England * Over Whitacre, England * Whitacre, Virginia, US * Whitacre Heath, England Family name Whitacre is an English and Scottish toponymic surname, meaning the white acre * Edwa ...

Willesden Junction railway station Willesden Junction () is an interchange station located in Harlesden, north-west London. It is situated on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness and Mildmay lines of the London Overground. The station is located close to ...

* Woodhall Junction railway station *

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 is the busier, but less central, of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England; the other is . The station is sited outside the town, in the village of Stoford; although Yeovil is in Somerset, the sta ...

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 u ...

* Clybourn station, Illinois * Jamaica station, New York * Joliet Union Station, Illinois *

Princeton Junction station Princeton Junction station (signed as Princeton Junction at West Windsor) is a railroad station in Princeton Junction, a section of West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. The station services both New Jersey Transit's Northeast Cor ...

, New Jersey *

Secaucus Junction Secaucus Junction (signed as Secaucus) is an intermodal transit hub served by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and Metro-North Railroad in Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus, New Jersey. It is one of the List of b ...

, New Jersey * Vancouver station (Washington) *

Wayne Junction station 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 ...

, Pennsylvania

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