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Railways Stations in UKSearch for attractions in the UK here! Bath Spa Railway StationBath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Brunel. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving elegantly across from the southern bank to the station and then back again. A convenient characteristic for passengers is that ramps lead up to both platforms, permitting the disabled or those with luggage to have ready access from the platforms to cars or taxis. There is also a footbridge, formerly tolled, leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the village of Widcombe. Birmingham New Street Railway StationBirmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. New Street is Birmingham's main railway station, and is a major hub of the British railway system. Due to its central location, railway lines from all over Great Britain run into it including lines to London, Manchester, Scotland, Wales, Bristol, Penzance, Nottingham, Leicester, Shrewsbury and Newcastle. The station is also a terminus for many local services from throughout the West Midlands conurbation. Including the local Cross City railway line, servicing Lichfield, Redditch and stations in between. Direct trains run to more stations from New Street than from any other station on the British railway network. Blackfriars Railway StationBlackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station complex situated in the Blackfriars district of the City of London, in London, England. The complex is in Travelcard Zone 1. The National Rail station has both through platforms and terminal platforms. The through platforms are served by Thameslink trains running north to south across London from Bedford and Luton in the north to Brighton in the south via London Bridge and the south west London suburbs around Sutton via Elephant & Castle. The terminal platforms are used by South Eastern Trains services to Orpington via Denmark Hill and occasional peak-only services via Herne Hill. Bristol Temple Meads Railway StationBristol Temple Meads is a railway station in Bristol, England. It is situated about a mile south-east of the city centre, and is the main station for central Bristol. Bristol's other main-line station, Bristol Parkway, is situated on the northern outskirts of the town.The station is presently served by express services on the Great Western route from London Paddington, Virgin Cross-Country express services between the North of England and the South West, and local and regional trains. Due to the layout of the lines around the station, trains to Wales, the midlands, the north, London and down to the south coast all exit out the east end of the station. Only trains heading on the line down to Cornwall exit out the west end. The station has its platforms numbered 1-15, excluding 14; most of the platform faces have two numbers, with platform 4 (for example) being the south end of platform 3. Cannon Street Railway StationCannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. It is built on the site of the mediaeval Steelyard, the trading base in England of the Hanseatic League. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. This is a terminal station approached across the River Thames by the Cannon Street Railway Bridge and having entrances from Cannon Street and Dowgate Hill. Its approach by rail is by a triangular connection to both London Bridge and Charing Cross. There were originally eight platforms: a refurbishment in the late 1990s removed Platform 1. Cannon Street is one of seventeen UK railway stations managed by Network Rail. Cardiff Central Railway StationCardiff Central (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is the largest railway station in Wales and the only station in Cardiff to be situated on the Great Western Main Line. It is an interchange station for local services on the main line, cross-country express trains, and suburban services on the Valley Lines rail network. The station is operated by Arriva Trains Wales, though the exterior signage (larger than the name of the station) still reads Great Western Railway, the name of the company who built it. It is located in Central Square and was formerly known as Cardiff General. The railway station forecourt — in the practical manner common in continental Europe but relatively rare in Great Britain — accommodates Cardiff's central bus station. Charing Cross Railway StationLondon Charing Cross station is a central London railway terminus which is unusual in that its train services directly connect to two other railway termini; Waterloo and London Bridge. The station takes its name from the Charing Cross district of London, which itself is named after the twelfth Eleanor cross, which stands in front of the station. The cross marks the point from which all UK road distances from London are measured, so the station can claim to be the most central in London. The front of the station faces onto The Strand. Recently, in 1990, most of the rear of the station was covered by Embankment Place, a post-modern office and shopping complex designed by Terry Farrell and Partners. City Thameslink Railway StationCity Thameslink station is an underground mainline railway station in the City of London, at the point where Fleet Street becomes Ludgate Hill. It is in zone 1, between Blackfriars station and Farringdon station on the Thameslink service. It was opened in 1988 as St Paul's Thameslink. The name was apparently changed to avoid confusion with St. Paul's tube station, which is several hundred yards away and on the other side of St Paul's Cathedral. City Thameslink station replaced Holborn Viaduct railway station, which was a terminus located close to Holborn Viaduct itself and which was closed on January 26th, 1990. The station is underground and accessed via lift and escalator from Ludgate Hill. Clapham Junction Railway StationClapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated on St. John's Hill in the south west of Battersea and in an area now commonly known as Clapham Junction; a reflection of the influence the station has upon its locality. All services to Waterloo (except Eurostar services to the continent) and many services to Victoria stations pass through the junction; these include South West Trains, Gatwick Express and Southern services. Services from Clapham Junction also head north along the West London Line, through West Brompton and Kensington (Olympia), on to Willesden Junction and Watford Junction - services (to Willesden Junction) are operated by Silverlink. Derby Railway StationDerby Station (formerly known as Derby Midland Station to distinguish it from the now disused Derby Friargate) is a mainline railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services. It is situated to the south-east of Derby City Centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. Derby's central location and former importance as a "railway town" have made it an important node of the rail network. Until recently, major carriage and locomotive workshops as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were housed there. Doncaster Railway StationDoncaster railway station is about ten minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. London to Edinburgh Intercity trains on the East Coast Main Line travel through (and stop at) Doncaster Station. The station has a staffed booking office for tickets and information. Doncaster is a major calling point on the East Coast main line, with frequent and fast services from London stopping at Doncaster before either branching off to Leeds, or continuing up towards York, Durham, Newcastle and Scotland. Easy local connections can be made to other nearby towns and cities such as Sheffield, Rotherham, Selby, Grimsby and Hull. Edinburgh Waverley Railway StationWaverley Station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (101,000 m²) in the centre of the city, it is the second largest mainline railway station in the United Kingdom—the largest being London's Waterloo station. It is the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line. The station is located in a steep, narrow valley between the city's mediaeval Old Town and the 19th century New Town. Princes Street, the city's premier shopping street, runs along one side of the station. The valley is bridged by the 1897 North Bridge (a three span iron and steel bridge, which passes high above the station's eastern section) and Waverley Bridge (which, by means of ramps, affords one of the main entrances to the station). Eurotunnel ShuttleEurotunnel Shuttle (also known as Le Shuttle) is a shuttle service between Calais/Coquelles in France and Folkestone in the UK. It transfers road vehicles through the Channel Tunnel, with passenger vehicles being carried in closed wagons. Roughly half of the train carries cars and other relativly low vehicles in a double-deck system, with the first and last two carriages of the section containing the off-ramps. Coaches, buses and other high vehicles travel in the single deck section, whilst in times of overcrowding cars can also use this area. Budget cuts have meant that Eurotunnel occasionaly run trains at 'half full' - closing the top deck to minimise cost. Euston Railway StationEuston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. It is one of seventeen UK railway stations managed by Network Rail, whose main offices are above the station. It is connected to Euston tube station and near to Euston Square tube station of the London Underground. All stations are in Travelcard Zone 1. The station is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line with express trains to and from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Holyhead and Glasgow as well as local stopping services. Train services are operated by Virgin Trains and Silverlink. First ScotRail also operate overnight sleeper train services to Scotland. Exeter St Davids Railway StationExeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. It was opened in May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER), although operated at first by the Great Western Railway, which absorbed the B&ER in 1876. Today the station is owned by Network Rail and operated by First Great Western. The station currently has six platforms: five are bi-directional through lines, while the sixth is an east-facing bay normally used only for stabling trains. The station is served, in order of frequency, by Wessex Trains, First Great Western, Virgin Trains, South West Trains, and Arriva Trains Wales. Fenchurch Street Railway StationFenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3.2 km) east of Charing Cross. Uniquely for a rail terminus in central London, it does not have a direct link to the London Underground. A second entrance at Crosswall (also known as the Tower entrance) is near to Tower Hill tube station and Tower Gateway DLR station. Aldgate tube station is also nearby. It is one of seventeen UK railway stations managed by Network Rail [1]. Fenchurch Street is one of the four stations whose names are used in the standard UK edition of the game of Monopoly. Glasgow Central Railway StationGlasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. It is operated by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line. It was opened on July 31, 1879. The station is on two levels - the High Level station slightly above street level, and the underground Low Level station. The High Level station has 14 platforms covered by a large steel ridge/furrow roof. These platforms are numbered 1 - 11, 11a and 12 - 13. It has a spacious concourse containing a variety of shops, catering outlets, ticket offices and a travel centre. The station is fronted by the Central Hotel on Gordon Street, designed by Robert Rowand Anderson. The station building also houses a long line of shops and bars down the Union Street side. Glasgow Queen Street Railway StationQueen Street Station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland and is Glasgow's second main line terminus. Queen Street Station is situated between George Street in the South and Cathedral Street Bridge in the North at the Northern end of Queen Street adjacent to George Square. Queen Street is the main gateway to Northern and Eastern Scotland from Glasgow (with Central Station serving the South and rest of the UK), and is divided into two main areas, high level and low level. The station is managed by First ScotRail who operate all of the passenger services including the flagship Glasgow to Edinburgh shuttle. The high level station serves a mainline to Edinburgh, with modern diesel trains completing the journey to the capital in about 45 minutes. Kings Cross Railway StationKing's Cross station is a railway station in the Kings Cross district of north east central London. It is located in the London Borough of Camden and is the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line. It is immediately adjacent to St Pancras station. West of King's Cross are, in succession, St Pancras, the new British Library building, and Euston station, all within a few minutes' walk. The present King's Cross Thameslink station is 5 minutes' walk to the east. The station is served by routes to the north east of the UK, including Cambridge, York, Durham, Newcastle and Edinburgh. King's Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a major interchange station on the Tube network. Lakeside and Haverthwaite RailwayHard working steam trains haul trains on this steeply graded railway. Comfortable coaching ensures passengers have a pleasant and leisurely journey through contrasting lake and river scenes of the Leven Valley. Trains run from April through to the end of October. Originally this branch line of the Furness Railway carried passengers and freight from Lakeside to Ulverston and Barrow, then south to Lancashire. This was closed by British Rail in the 1960's, and now the only part remaining is the 3.5 miles from Haverthwaite, through Newby Bridge to the terminus at Lakeside. Haverthwaite Station is on the A590 road near Newby Bridge. Here there are refreshments and a railway gift shop. The Lakeside Station is at the Lakeside Pier, at the southern end of Windermere, where you can arrive by boat from Waterhead or Bowness. Leeds City Railway StationLeeds City station is the mainline railway station serving the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The station provides connections to London, Southampton and the south, Bristol and the West Country, Newcastle, Edinburgh and the north, and Manchester and Liverpool and the west, as well as to local and regional destinations. It is also the terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line. It is located to the south of City Square, at the bottom of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel. The station is situated on a hill falling from the south of the city down to the Leeds canal basin; much of it is supported on brick vaulted arches, the space provided by which is used for car parking and some business premises. Ancillary improvements include a new multi-story car park and station entrance, and some improvement to the retail facilities within the station arcade. Leicester Railway StationLeicester station is a railway station in Leicester, England. It is just east of the city centre, on the A6 road. The first station on this site was constructed by the Midland Counties Railway and was first used on 4 May 1840, when a train of four first and six second-class carriages, pulled by the 'Leopard' steam engine, arrived from Nottingham. All that remains of the first station are a pair of Egyptian-looking gateposts in Campbell Street. The station was subsequently operated by the Midland Railway, who rebuilt it in 1894. Leicester used to have several other railway stations, including Leicester Belgrave Road (on the Great Northern Railway), and Leicester Central (on the Great Central Railway). Liverpool Lime Street Railway StationLime Street Station (officially referred to as Liverpool Lime Street) is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. In the early days of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the Liverpool terminus was located at Crown Street, in Edge Hill, officially opened in 1830. Construction of a purpose-built station began in October 1833, the land being purchased from Liverpool Council for £9000. A tunnel was constructed between Edge Hill and the new station (starting in 1832, prior to station construction), and the station was opened to the public in August of 1836, although construction was not completed until the following year. Liverpool Street Railway StationLiverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. A small shopping mall on the west side of the station connects with Broadgate Circle. It is one of seventeen UK railway stations managed by Network Rail. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1.Liverpool Street serves destinations in eastern England including Stansted Airport, Cambridge, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Braintree, and the port of Harwich, as well as many suburban stations in north-eastern London. It is one of the busiest commuter stations in London. London Bridge Railway StationLondon Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of Charing Cross. The mainline station is one of 17 UK railway stations managed by Network Rail. The tube station serves the Jubilee and Northern lines and consists of a ticket hall and entrance area with its main frontage on Tooley Street. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1. London Bridge is the oldest railway station in London and was opened in 1836. Today it serves over 42 million people a year. Manchester Piccadilly Railway StationManchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. It is one of two major railway stations in Manchester, the other being Manchester Victoria. The station was originally opened in 1842 as London Road station, the terminus of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. The terminal part of the station contains 12 platforms, while the busiest part of the station is platforms 13 and 14 which served the former Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway, (opened in 1849), which provides the only through route for trains running through Manchester from southeast to northwest (e.g. Bournemouth - Reading - Birmingham - Manchester - Preston - Glasgow). Manchester Victoria Railway StationManchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchester's mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. It is located to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, virtually adjacent to Manchester Cathedral. Originally it was a small single storey single platform building designed by George Stephenson and completed in 1844 to serve the Manchester and Leeds Railway. By this time there were six railways connecting Manchester to the cities of London, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bury and Bolton. Victoria Station came to dominate the Long Millgate area and was one of the biggest passenger stations in Britain. In 1842, work started to extend the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line from Victoria station to Ordsall Lane and the extension opened on 4 May 1844. Marylebone Railway StationMarylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London. The station is located midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from each. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. The mainline station has only four platforms (although this is due to be increased to six) making it one of the smallest of the railway terminals in London, and apart from Waterloo International it is the newest. Train services into the station are run by Chiltern Railways which serves routes to Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Bicester, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham (Snow Hill), and Kidderminster. Newcastle Central Railway StationNewcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building. The station was designed by John Dobson for the North Eastern Railway company, and was constructed in collaboration with Robert Stephenson (also responsible for the High Level Bridge) between 1845 and 1850. The opening ceremony, attended by Queen Victoria, took place on 29 August 1850. The building has a Classical styled frontage, and its trainshed has a distinctive roof with three curved, arched spans — one of the first examples of its kind. A portico, designed by Thomas Prosser, was added to the station entrance in 1863, and the trainshed was extended southwards in the 1890s with a new span designed by William Bell. Nottingham Railway StationNottingham station is the principal railway station in the city of Nottingham and the Greater Nottingham area. It is served mainly by Midland Mainline and Central Trains. There are current plans to redevelop the entire station with more shops and the Nottingham Express Transit trams running over the top of the station. [1] The station was built in 1904 and was previously known as Nottingham Midland station and is the only surving principal station in the city after the closure of Nottingham Victoria in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe (the site is now the Victoria shopping centre). The station has 6 platforms, each platform halved into A and B to fit more trains. 12,000 people pass through the station every day. Station Street tram station is located a short walk from the station concourse. Paddington Railway StationPaddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. The complex is in Travelcard Zone 1. The National Rail station at Paddington is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West Country, Bristol, Bath and South Wales operated by First Great Western, and for commuter services to West London and the Thames Valley, operated by First Great Western Link. The Heathrow Express travels non-stop between Paddington and Heathrow Airport, and the Heathrow Connect service runs along the same route but calling at intermediate stations. Reading Railway StationReading (formerly Reading General) is a railway station in the large town of Reading in south central England. It is situated on the northern edge of the town centre, some 5 minutes' walk from the main retail and commercial areas, and close to the River Thames. Adjacent to the railway station is a bus interchange, served by most of Reading's urban and rural bus services. Reading is a major junction point on the National Rail system, and as a consequence the railway station is a major transfer point as well as serving heavy originating and terminating traffic. The main rail route served by the station is the Great Western Main Line, which runs west from London's Paddington station before splitting to the west of Reading station into two lines, one serving the West Country, and the other Bristol, Bath and South Wales. Sheffield Midland Railway StationSheffield Midland Station, now called simply Sheffield, is the railway station in central Sheffield, England. Services from Sheffield station are provided by Midland Mainline, Virgin Trains, Central Trains, Northern Rail and TransPennine Express. The station is connected to the Sheffield Supertram network, and is linked to the city's bus station by a short covered walkway.The Midland Station opened in 1870 and was the fifth and last station to be built in Sheffield's city centre. It was built by the Midland Railway to serve their new Sheffield extension Midland Main Line. This new line replaced the previous route to London, which ran from Sheffield Wicker Station via Rotherham (Masborough). The station openned on a damp and cold day without any celebrations. Victoria Railway StationVictoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. The eastern side, comprising platforms 1 - 8 is the terminus for services to Kent, and the western side comprising platforms 9 - 19 is the terminus for lines running from Surrey and Sussex, including Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Although this split is still generally held to, there are various crossovers allowing trains to access any platform. As the western "Brighton" side is the busier of the two, slight disruption on that line sometimes results in some of its suburban services using the eastern "Chatham" station. Waterloo Railway StationWaterloo is a major railway station and transport interchange complex in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is located in the Waterloo district of London and named after the Battle of Waterloo in which Napoleon was defeated near Brussels. Somewhat ironically, it is now London's gateway for train passengers from France and Belgium. (In 1998, French politician Florent Longuepée wrote to Tony Blair demanding unsuccessfully that the station be renamed on the grounds that the name is insensitive to French visitors.) The complex comprises four linked railway stations and a bus station. The whole complex is within Travelcard Zone 1. York Railway StationYork railway station is a main-line railway station in the historic city of York. It lies on the East Coast Main Line between London's King's Cross station and Edinburgh's Waverley Station. Originally it was part of the Great Northern Railway. The former motive power depot now houses the National Railway Museum. The first York railway station was built within the walls of the city in 1839 by the North Midland Railway, and served as a terminus for trains to the south. The current station, built to serve many more routes, was built immediately outside the walls and opened in 1877. In 1909 new platforms were added, and in 1938 the current footbridge was built.
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