Train Travel
in the UK

Getting There From London:

This part of my site is about Train Travel in the UK with rail passenger guide links which feature train trip schedule times, rail passes and ticket fares, reservations, railway route maps and train stations which will include the Mainline Stations
in central London.

Train travel is the very best and convenient way to visit some of the English picturesque towns and villages. Trains from London, as a rule, run very frequently and are quite reliable. For your convenience, I have listed the major Mainline Stations in London on this page and I've included just some of their destinations in the UK.

As I said, rail travel in Britain and rail services are fairly efficient and serve most of the major towns and cities. London is a hub for most train lines and connect to the major cities and towns, but you may have to change trains if your destination is a bit off the beaten track.

To travel beyond London by train you must first know which train station and line to use to start your journey.

As I mentioned earlier, to help you find the right Mainline Station for your trip, I have located the London Public Transport mainline stations in central London and their destinations from the capital. The fares and timetables listed on each site link will help you plan before you leave using the London Transit system.

For your information, Eurostar are adding up to a million extra seats from 23 February to the end of the year from London to Paris.

The major Mainline Stations in London are:

• Network Rail Map
  This is the National Rail Network Diagram 2009. The map shows Principal routes, Regional routes, Local routes and Limited service.

• National Rail Timetable
  There's a pocket timetable tool offered from National Rail that gives you the flexibility to create a timetable that is tailored to your own individual journey.

• Liverpool Street Station
  Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Cambridge, Harwich, Norwich and beyond....

• St. Pancras Station
  Leicester, Derby, Sheffield and Leeds. Eurostar via Ashford to Paris, Brussels and Continental Europe.

• Kings Cross Mainline Station
  Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and to the North.....

• Euston Station
  Milton Keynes, Stratford Upon Avon, Coventry, Birmingham, Chester, Shrewsbury and Liverpool..........

• Charing Cross
  Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury, Margate, Ramsgate and Dover.

• Victoria Station
  Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Eastbourne, Bognor Regis and Chichester.

• Waterloo Station
  Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth and Salisbury.

• London Bridge Station
  Swanley, Otford, Maidstone, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood and Rye.

• Fenchurch Street Station
  Upminster, Southend-on-Sea, Shoesburyness...

• Paddington Station
  Reading, Oxford, Bath, Bristol, Newport, Swansea, Fishguard and Ferry to Ireland, Taunton, Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth, Penzance.

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