The old Aveiro Railway Station which has magnificent tiles depicting the history of the area is now…read morea museum. Next to it is a very modern station with a beautiful mural.

Modern building…read more Very limited seating. What is with the Portuguese who think travelers don't need seating? Ticket agent was helpful in Português.

Midway between London's rail stations and Edinburgh's rail stations lies the York railway station…read more Building started in 1873 and was completed in 1877, when it was then the largest building in the world, it has been updated and modernized a number of times. There are 11 platforms, each of which is accessible either via an above ground pedestrian bridge or a below ground lift-served pedestrian subway. The station has many food and shopping options, including the usual selection of coffee shops and food vendors. The departure board is clear and easy to read. The taxi stand is under cover and is well marked. Bus stops are also right outside and easy enough to find.

York's railway station is famous - not only as a major stop on the East Coast railway line, but…read morealso for its architecture: the sharply curving overall roofs with their impressive glazing screens are the subject iconic photographs from the days of steam to the present. Although the railway reached York in 1839, the present station dates from a major rebuild by the North Eastern Railway in 1877. It was designed by Thomas Prosser and William Peachey in yellow stock brick with tone dressings, in a broadly classical Italianate style. It was further extended in 1909, but has been rationalised in recent years and now has 11 platforms, and the approach road and access has been improved. It handles over 6 million passengers a year - the busiest in Yorkshire after Leeds. The station is the junction of the lines to Scarborough and Leeds via Harrogate. As well as services on the London-Edinburgh line, it is also served by Cross-Country services from the South West and Midlands to the North East and Scotland, the Trans-Pennine services to Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool and Liverpool, and local services to Hull via Selby. There is also a coach link direct to Leeds-Bradford Airport. The station has all the facilities you'd expect of a major junction, including ample car parking (670 spaces), cycle storage for 446 bicycles, cycle hire, taxi rank, bus stops, a tourist information office, cafes, a bar, newsagents and cash-points. The station has level access, although some of the lifts require station staff assistance. There is an exit route to the north side for the National Railway Museum.