Station names which seem out of place

[whole diary]

[grahame]

Have you noticed how certain station names seem out of place for their area ...

Bermuda

Fatima

Central Park

Flowery Field

Can you identify the town / city / areas for the above?

Do you have any other good examples?

[Worcester_Passenger]

There's a lot of slightly odd names in Lincolnshire and the Fens - just south of Coningsby there's a place called New York. This was the last drop-off point on a school bus at one time, after which the bus ran back empty to the depot - whereupon Stagecoach Lincolnshire could legitimately claim to operate a bus from New York to Boston.

[patch38]

Isn't Fatima near Lisbon? I seem to recall going there once but I can't remember why.

[Surrey 455]

There's also Costa station in South West London 

Picture from Google Street View

[grahame]

Isn't Fatima near Lisbon? I seem to recall going there once but I can't remember why.

I learn something every day.  YES - there is one about 125km north of Lisbon.
http://lisbon-portugal-guide.com/lisbon-transport/Lisbon-to-Fatima-Transport.html

I was thinking of somewhere much closer to home ... I've called there quite a number of times on my travels, and always wondered at the name ...

[PhilWakely]

I was thinking of somewhere much closer to home ... I've called there quite a number of times on my travels, and always wondered at the name ...

Fatima Dublin? Or closer still?

[grahame]

I was thinking of somewhere much closer to home ... I've called there quite a number of times on my travels, and always wondered at the name ...

Dublin? Or closer still?

Dublin indeed;  I've been to Ireland enough times to consider it "almost home".

[PhilWakely]

As for Bermuda, are you thinking of Nuneaton?.......
New Bermuda Train Station set to open in just a few weeks

[Thatcham Crossing]

Being aviation, and military (as well as rail)-minded I'd like to call out Mount Pleasant Airfield in The Falklands.

Having been there a couple of times it would be hard to think of a more "un"pleasant place, geographically and meteorologically.

On West Falkland (admittedly some way from Mount Pleasant) there is a Mount Misery, which would far more appropriate to the location.

[grahame]

As for Bermuda, are you thinking of Nuneaton?.......
New Bermuda Train Station set to open in just a few weeks

Yes, thats where I was thinking of.  But I think your news article may have been superseded and it may not open now until next year.

http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/delays-hit-Bermuda-station/story-28041668-detail/story.html?

[didcotdean]

Granada railway station isn't anywhere near Salford.

[rogerw]

There used to be a Brightside station in Sheffield.  Right in the middle of a heavy industry area - anything but Bright

[readytostart]

There used to be a Brightside station in Sheffield.  Right in the middle of a heavy industry area - anything but Bright

Reminds me of Coatbridge Sunnyside!

[Tim]

Flowery Field is on the Glossop/Hadfield line I used to use as a teenager.  It would always raise a smile (as would Godley and Broadbottom).

 Flowery Field is fairly close to Hyde Park.

[grahame]

Here is one officially recognised as being out of place and in need of renaming

London tourist board wants train station re-named to Norwood INTERGALACTIC in a bid to attract visitors from Earth and beyond

A tourist board has called on a train station to be re-named 'Norwood Intergalactic' in a bid to increase visitors, including aliens.

Bosses at the South Norwood Tourist Board (SNTB^▸ (Sub-national Transport Board)) - in the borough of Croydon, south London - spoke out after plans were announced to re-name East Croydon station 'Croydon International'.

Leader of Croydon Council Tony Newman said last week that the station should ditch its old name after a multi-million pound redevelopment.

From Daily Mail