Junction station

Junction station usually refers to a railway station situated or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. If we look 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 in 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, Sydney
• Eagle Junction railway station, Brisbane
• Hornsby Junction railway station

In Canada

• Hervey-Jonction railway station
• Sudbury Junction railway station
• Trenton Junction, Ontario railway station

In India

• Siliguri Junction railway station

In Ireland

• Fintona Junction railway station
• Howth Junction railway station
• Limerick Junction

In Singapore

• Ten Mile Junction LRT Station

In the United Kingdom

• Abingdon Junction railway station
• Bala Junction railway station
• Barnstaple Junction railway station
• Beckenham Junction station
• Boscarne Junction railway station
• Broom Junction railway station
• Burscough Junction railway station
• Clapham Junction railway station
• Coaley Junction railway station
• Dalston Junction railway station
• Derby Junction railway station
• Dovey Junction railway station
• Effingham Junction railway station
• Egginton Junction railway station
• Evercreech Junction railway station
• Folkestone Junction railway station
• Grange Court Junction railway station
• Halwill Junction railway station
• Junction Road railway station
• Junction Road Halt railway station
• Llandudno Junction railway station
• Loughborough Junction railway station
• Lydbrook Junction railway station
• Mitcham Junction station
• Northolt Junction railway station
• Norwood Junction railway station
• Riccarton Junction railway station
• St Helens Junction railway station
• Seaton Junction railway station
• Severn Tunnel Junction railway station
• Sidmouth Junction railway station
• Smallbrook Junction railway station
• Stepney Junction railway station
• Stourbridge Junction railway station
• Tiverton Junction railway station
• Tooting Junction railway station
• Verney Junction railway station
• Watford Junction railway station
• Willesden Junction railway station
• Yarwell Junction railway station
• Yeovil Junction railway station

In the United States

• Broadway Junction (BMT Canarsie Line station)
• Princeton Junction (NJT station)
• Secaucus Junction, New Jersey
• Wayne Junction, Pennsylvania