But it wasn’t always that way. The UK’s rail network boasted around 7,000 stations at the beginning of the 1960s, connecting communities across the country.
These photos will take you back to that golden age before Dr Beeching famously swung his axe, leading to the closure of railways stations around the UK, which today has a little over 2,600 stations.
This retro photo gallery shows just a handful of the remarkable stations which have been lost over the years.
In some cases the stations have closed for good, while in others the beautiful old buildings were demolished and replaced with more utilitarian structures.
What is your favourite railway station, past or present? Let us know in the comments section.
9. Fleetwood
Fleetwood railway station, in Lancashire, which closed in 1966 | National World Photo: National World
10. Caledonian Princes Street
Caledonian Princes Street station, in Edinburgh, is pictured here in 1965. It was closed completely in 1965 and largely demolished, with only the hotel remaining. | TSPL Photo: National World
11. Barton & Broughton
Barton & Broughton railway station, near Preston, which closed to passengers in May 1939 but remained open for goods traffic until 1965 | National World Photo: National World
12. Blackpool Central Station
Blackpool Central Station pictured in 1963, the year before it closed | National World Photo: National World