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“Station of despair”.
At one (boozy) place I worked at (decades ago) we had the running joke of the “nocturnal train spotting club”, with a “list of members” posted in one of the break areas.
You can guess the membership criteria. Life membership with no subscription, but not free membership (cost of the extra train ticket at least to get home/to work next day, maybe a hotel room)
The location of the office meant that Portsmouth Harbour was the usual “station of despair” but there were others that members managed as achievements.
Very few “double” members, can’t recall anyone who achieved more than the “double”
Shoeburyness definitely qualifies as a Station Of Despair. More than once I’ve been hauled out of bed by a girlfriend or family member who fell asleep the moment the train left Fenchurch St.