Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Britainiscoveredbyamyriadofrailsystems(ownedbydifferentcompanies),whichtogeth-
er are called National Rail. London, the country's major transportation hub, has a different
train station for each region. There are nine main stations:
Euston
—Serves northwest England, North Wales, and Scotland.
King's Cross
—Serves northeast England and Scotland, including York and Edinburgh.
Liverpool Street
—Serves east England, including Essex and Harwich.
London Bridge
—Serves south England, including Brighton.
Marylebone
—Serves southwest and central England, including Stratford-upon-Avon.
Paddington
—Serves south and southwest England, including Heathrow Airport, Wind-
sor, Bath, South Wales, and the Cotswolds.
St. Pancras International
—Serves north and south England, plus the Eurostar to Paris
or Brussels.
Victoria
—Serves Gatwick Airport, Canterbury, Dover, and Brighton.
Waterloo
—Serves southeast England, including Salisbury.
Inaddition,thereareother,smallertrainstationsinLondonthatyouarenotlikelytouse,
such as
Charing Cross
or
Blackfriars.
Any train station has schedule information, can make reservations, and can sell tickets
for any destination. Most stations offer a baggage-storage service (£8.50/bag for 24 hours,
look for
left luggage
signs); because of long security lines, it can take a while to check or
pick up your bag (
www.excess-baggage.com
). For more details on the services available at
each station, see
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations
.
