Stations of the Month

	Stations of the Month

Introduction Stations of the Month is our way of inspiring your adventures. Each month, we'll randomly choose seventeen stations across Great Britain and five stations across the Netherlands from our pre-determined regional categories. All you have to do is visit as many of them as you can and snap a photo or selfie - remembering to make sure that the station is identifiable, of course! - and share it via social media using the hashtag #OOLSotM or on our Discord server in the dedicated thread in the #challenges-on-our-lines channel. Plus, as always with On Our Lines, there's some cheeky bonus points available too - read on to find out how you could earn them... Your photo can be taken with any part of the station - it could be inside, on the platforms or even from a passing train! We just need to be able to identify where you are without too much sleuthing! However, where a station is shared between different 'modes' of transport (for example National Rail and London Underground), be sure to feature the right part if you want those points! Have you got a bit of a creative flair? Then why not aim for some bonus points? You could take The Rapier to Therapia Lane, eat an Eccles cake in Eccles or join one of our social events - let your imagination run wild! The most creative entry at the end of the month will be judged by our Patreons and staff team, and you'll be awarded a nice bonus on our leaderboard. At the end of the year we'll tot all the points together and the person with the most points in each category will win an exclusive prize - and maybe there'll be some other treats on offer too! But remember - it's all in good fun and what we really want to see is where your adventures and imaginations take you! If you want to share any stories, tips or memories of your journeys, we would love if you added them to the relevant station's page here on Bradshaw. Ready to go? Here's your stations selection for May 2024! File:SOTMmap-2024-05.png File:SOTMmap-BU-2024-05.png File:SOTM-BU-2024-05.png Category Station System Entries Great Britain East Midlands Hykeham National Rail None East of England Elstree & Borehamwood National Rail None London Haggerston National Rail None Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire Irlam National Rail None Northern England Wennington National Rail None Scotland Newtongrange National Rail None South Central England Marlow National Rail None South East England North Camp National Rail None South West England Hayle National Rail None Wales Llanbister Road National Rail None West Midlands Knighton National Rail None Yorkshire and the Humber Cottingley National Rail None London Underground and DLR Baker Street London Underground None Trams and Light Rail Bradley Lane West Midlands Metro None Heritage Wansford Nene Valley Railway None Hills, Cliffs and Mountains Lower station LEGOLAND Windsor Hill Train None Bonus The Lakes National Rail None Netherlands Northern Netherlands Kropswolde Nederlandse Spoorwegen None Central Netherlands Didam Nederlandse Spoorwegen None Western Netherlands Rotterdam Blaak Nederlandse Spoorwegen None Southern Netherlands Eindhoven Strijp-S Nederlandse Spoorwegen None Netherlands Metro Tussenwater Rotterdam Metro None Bonus Netherlands [[]] Nederlandse Spoorwegen None Belgium Eastern Flanders Gontrode NMBS/SNCB None Western Flanders Beverlo NMBS/SNCB None Central Belgium Erps-Kwerps NMBS/SNCB None Eastern Wallonia Naninne NMBS/SNCB None Western Wallonia Marche-en-Famenne NMBS/SNCB None Belgium Metro La Planche Charleroi Metro None Bonus Belgium [[]] NMBS/SNCB None Luxembourg Luxembourg Drauffelt CFL None Luxembourg Trams Faiencerie CFL None Bonus Luxembourg [[]] CFL None The Categories We've allocated every station in a different category. The majority of these are by region, but there are also additional categories for other modes of railed transport that are within the scope of the On Our Lines project. They are as follows: Great Britain National Rail - by region: East Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland) East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk) London (City of London and Greater London) Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire Northern England (Cleveland, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Middlesborough, Northumberland, Stockton and Redcar and Tyne and Wear) Scotland South Central England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire) South East England (East Sussex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex) South West England (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire) Wales West Midlands (Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire) Yorkshire and the Humber (East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire) London Underground and DLR Trams and Light Rail (excluding the DLR) Heritage (including heritage tramways) Hills, Cliffs and Mountains Bonus (one station that received no entries when it was a Station of the Month in one of the categories above) Netherlands Nederlandse Spoorwegen - by region: Northern Netherlands (Groningen, Fryslân, Drenthe and Overijssel) Central Netherlands (Gelderland, Flevoland and Utrecht) Western Netherlands (Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland and Zeeland) Southern Netherlands (Noord-Brabant and Limburg) Netherlands Metro Bonus (one station that received no entries when it was a Station of the Month in one of the categories above) Belgium NMBS/SNCB - by region: Eastern Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen) Western Flanders (Antwerpen, Limburg) Central Belgium (Brussels-Capital, Vlaams-Brabant, Brabant wallon) Eastern Wallonia (Hainaut, Namur) Western Wallonia (Liege, Luxembourg) Belgium Metro Bonus (one station that received no entries when it was a Station of the Month in one of the categories above) Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg Trams Bonus (one station that received no entries when it was a Station of the Month in one of the categories above) You can view the full list of stations in each category in our Google Sheets document. The 2024 Leaderboard Take a look at the rankings of those who've entered this year's Stations of the Month competition! The more stations you visit, and the more creative you are, earns more points to raise you up to the top of the list. There'll be prizes on offer at the end of the year... good luck! Participant Entries Bonus points Total @callmeflick 4 4 @elaenas 14 14 @lcawte 14 14 @thryduulf 14 14 @bestpon3 1 1 @dlpb 32 32 @tubetrainboy 8 8 @jarley 15 15 @kristinamoment 1 1 @madmetroguy 6 6 @benjwri 12 12 @zootfish 14 14 @finneyonatrain 2 2 @chunkyboyjames 14 14 @c_s_o 2 2 @em_val 1 1 @alsb8926 2 2 Want to see where entrants have visited, or what stations you could have won points at? Find the full list here. London's Transport Race Our Stations of the Month also feature in London's Transport Race - finding one of the designated stations during the day will earn you extra bonus points! The exact stations selected differ from race to race, but are generally those in the London and London Underground and DLR categories, as well as stations in London in the Trams and Light Rail, Heritage and Bonus categories. May 2022 Edmonton Green - London Brent Cross - London Underground and DLR West Croydon - Trams and Light Rail August 2022 (Expert Mode) Plumstead - London Wood Lane - London Underground and DLR November 2022 Leyton Midland Road - London Ashford (Surrey) - South East England Pimlico - London Underground and DLR January 2023 Sydenham - London Lambeth North - London Underground and DLR March 2023 Meridian Water - London Upton Park - London Underground and DLR April 2023 Wimbledon - London Wembley Park - London Underground and DLR July 2023 Hoxton - London Alperton - London Underground and DLR Lebanon Road - Trams and Light Rail February 2024 West Ealing - London Hammersmith (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) - London Underground and DLR