This is the main railway station serving the University town of Loughborough, 20 miles north of…read moreLeicester. First opened in 1840 on the then Midland Counties Railway, the station was rebuilt in its present position and style by its successor company, the Midland Railway in 1872. The transverse gabled glass canopies and neat Italianate buildings in yellow stock brick are classics of Midland Railway architecture, and the building is grade II listed. It is served by East Midland train services from London along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Derby, with a smaller number of Sheffield trains calling. It is also served by the local service from Leicester to Newark and Lincoln via Nottingham. The station has a small shop, ticket office (part time), toilets, an ample car-park and cycle storage, but there is no cafe. Regular local buses call here, including the town shuttle into the centre, and a link bus to East Midlands Airport. The station has level access to platform 1, but platforms 2 and 3 require the use of a barrow crossing which can be used with staff supervision only. The station has short platforms, so some expresses can be accessed by specific carriages only.

Loughborough was a bit of a surprise for me. I heard about how small the town was before I came…read morefor a weeklong stay, and expected it to be like some of the other small towns on the outskirts of England. Maybe a bit rough, a bit old and run-down. It was actually quite a pleasant place to stay! It definitely has that small-town feel, with everything within walking distance. Loads of great restaurants to visit, and a plethora of assorted bars catering to different clientele. The bars all seem to have deals on Jagerbombs, so that's a plus if you're in a party mood. As for the train station specifically, it's a small one-platform setup, the type of station where half of the trains fly by without slowing down. Modern amenities with electronic access, all the normal features you'd expect from a smallish station. Nice and clean, too.

Harpenden is desirable for being a nice area, with a great regular train connection to London…read more A nice place to live, but no special sites which make it worth visiting purely for tourist purposes, although surrounding countryside is adequate for country walks.

This happened to be a much better station, and location, than the last place that I jumped off the…read moretrain. Sure, the station does come across as being rather new but that is probably because it has been given a face lift. Mind you, it is a bit of a walk from the centre of town, but you get that.

It was my first time getting the train alone. My train ended up getting delayed which I understand…read moreisn't the railways fault and sometimes happens. What stressed me out is when i tried ti go up to a staff member to ask for help they just ignored me. First I tapped their shoulder. Then i tried to speak to him, he just continued to stair forward with a smirk. Then I tried to get in front of him to talk to him and still nothing. I gave up and had to ask another passenger for help. The thing is I saw him helping other people there so I am not sure what was wrong with me. Terrible first experience using the train and I hope other train stations have a better staff team.

Stopped here to change trains to Scotland. With 8 platforms, i wouldn't say small. it was clean and…read morebathrooms accessible. several lifts available if the stairs are too much. Each platform has snacks.

A relatively small train station on our way back to London. Not many people got on/off the train at…read morethis stop. It doesn't look like much is available in terms of eating at this station, so prepare ahead of time! Cheers mate!

It's an adequate train station. Not interesting, but it does what a train station should do…read more The good: parking is pretty cheap! And there's a small shop with anything you need for your journey. It's the last stop on the line for the Network Railcard, too. Peterborough station doesn't offer that, so we drive the extra distance to Huntingdon for the railcard benefit and the cheaper parking. The bad: I've been here on a weekday and have been unable to find a parking spot, so, be warned. It's best to park on the opposite side of the station from the main ticket hall (platform 2), where fewer people park so you're more likely to find a spot. The entrance is somewhat hard to find unless you know where it is. Also, the ticket window seems to have odd hours. We were there at 4 or 5pm on a weekday and it was closed, which I thought was strange.

The station is nice enough and has the wheel chair access, plenty of parking and all the other have…read moreto haves that most people are concerned about. However the coffee shop there has no competition, so they seem to have become complacent. They nice enough people but their coffee and tea is mediocre at best.

I used to travel from bletchley every day for a whole year, it is a very small station which doesnt…read moreneed alot of staff, the staff they do have there are very friendly, the service is also vey good. The only thing i didnt like was there is barely any shelter so whilst you are waiting for your train you can get soaked it defiately needs more shelter, the over pass in the station also lets a lot of rain in as the floor is soaked when we have bad weather, The train sevice is pretty good the clenliness of the trains is sometimes a bit grim but theyre not too shabby. Its actually a very nice, quiet and pleasent station.