Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire, England, is a major station on the West Coast Main…read moreLine, roughly half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central - it is around 200 miles or 2 1/4 hours or so from both - that being said is right in the middle of the two, it is quite an important station, operated by Virgin Trains but I'd even go as far to say this is one of the worst Category B stations I've visited (On the contrast I find the likes of Brighton and Stockport to be the best) The station is mainly used by Virgin Trains who provide routes to destinations such as London, Glasgow and Blackpool but is also used by other services such as Northern (Slow train into Manchester and Greater Manchester towns as well as offering services to Blackpool, York and Liverpool) and TPExpress (fast services into Manchester Piccadilly in 36 minutes, Manchester Airport and Glasgow/Edinburgh. Caledonian Sleeper trains also pass through here, once per day in both directions (London/Scotland) For a nine platform station, it still feels pretty small, unlike virtually every other main train station which is the main one of a city/category B and above there isn't a WHSmith - nor is there much at the station nonetheless other than a few coffees stands with little seating, and a Starbucks which couldn't serve food OR COFFEE! (Come on... are they called Starbucks tea or Starbucks coffee?) The ticket area is pretty small and it does close even at busy times in the evening - meaning it can be hard to find a member of staff. When I did find a staff member they did seem friendly enough even though they had thousands of football fans singing after watching Manchester City defeat Preston North End 3-0 in the third round of the Carabao Cup. It is in a good location for the centre, being only a short walk away from the shopping area, and two stops on the bus from the bus station with cabs outside the station. 2* - Poor facilities in the station but a good location, with friendly enough staff for the extra star.

A great small railway station with a few open ticket offices, a spacious newsstand and a…read morerefreshment stand. Clear information boards which make orientation very easy. Going to work by train doesn´t necessarily mean you have to run straight to the cleaner´s the way you do it in the Czech Republic :D Prima malé nádraží s pár otevřenými pokladnami, prostorným novinovým stánkem a stánkem s občerstvením. Přehledné tabule, snadná orientace. Jezdit vlakem do práce neznamená skočit šipku do čistírny tak, jak je to typické v Česku :D

Blackburn Railway Station is a relatively small railway station serving Blackburn town centre, it…read moreis managed by Northern Trains and has four platforms. As it is a smaller station, the facilities are minimal, but there is a Subway right by the entrance, and a Morrisons a short walk away, which you may wish to visit before/after your train journey if you have enough time. The station also has a public pass-through, where you can get from the Peel Leisure and Retail Park to Blackburn Cathedral and The Mall, which is handy as you don't need a ticket to pass through - take note the Netherlands! There are ticket machines in the station, and staff on hand for help when needed. Toilets are located on Platform 1 The station is slightly run-down and could do with a bit of a sprucing up. 3* - While not perfect, a decent station for a town the size of Blackburn. Connections into larger stations such as Preston and Manchester are available where there are more facilities and train services.

This has recently been refurbished and it looks a lot better…read more It's not a small station nor is it too big. There are 4 different platforms, 2 lifts and indoor seating areas. You can store your bicycle here or rent one out for the day. Some of the walls have been made up by local people with different designs on them.

It's an older, large station that is extremely busy but also easy to navigate to get to your…read moretransportation on time. Though it's older, it's clean with several places to grab food or coffee. Signage is really good and makes things easier trying to get through a big crowd to your platform.

Very convenient and effective train station where you can take bullet trains to London from…read moreManchester. Shoppes and what not fill up the area and tickets are very convenient to purchase on the app Trainline. Highly recommended!

Chorley Station is a small station on the Manchester-Preston line serving the Lancashire town of…read moreChorley, it's a fairly small station with only two platforms but is in a good town centre location with a ticket-office and Amazon Lockers just outside. The one thing I hate about this station is how it is one of the few train stations where you can't get between platforms without physically going out of the station, this means if you're heading towards Manchester (Platform 2) then you won't pass the main entrance or ticket machine as you could if you were going towards Preston/Blackpool, and it could be signposted a lot better. Platform 2 also has really poor shelter with a lack of a waiting room, it has a bus-stop style shelter; that wouldn't provide any shelter from heavy rain/wind or warmth so the facilities are minimal. The station is now only served by Northern Trains who have been the sole operator to serve this station since 2016, they also manage the station. If you want to head into London or other larger cities, odds are you'll have to go into Manchester Piccadilly first and change over. The staff seemed friendly and offered to show me the way to the other part of the station. 2* - Minimal station with minimal facilities, a small town deserves better, the bonus star is mainly for the friendly staff member and Amazon Lockers outside.

Chorley Station is a small quite station. Modernised…read morefrontage fits in with the new Interchange over the road. Which is where you will get your bus if needed. Taxis you have to ring from station or walk over the road and into town. It does have a taxi area but not where you get them waiting. No cafe on station I imagine it's too small. Again sandwich shop over the road next to the Interchange if you have time to nip over without missing your train. Station Car Park - 140 spaces Monday-Friday 24 hours Saturday 24 hours Sunday 24 hours Chorley Station is just what it is and nothing more.

Blackpool station. North…read more Quite a small station this one, but plays part to being open planned with a huge roof and plenty of light. There's a good amount of seating for the size and I'm unsure about a cafe but I can't remember there being one (I could be wrong). One thing I didn't like was that the platform doors were locked until the train instructors saw fit to open them meaning you wasn't allowed on the platforms and had to wait in the inside area. All in all, a clean looking but standard station.

Great station if you need to get into the centre of blackpool. Very friendly staff, well maintained…read moreand clean. They also have a great little cafe. Coffee large for £2.85

Thanks to this railway station, now people all over the world get to enjoy the Lake District,…read moreespecially those traveling without a car like me and my friend. According to our local tour guide, the Lakes are set to have 18 million visitors this year. It's quite convenient that there is a direct train from here to Manchester. We came in changing at Oxenholme, but upon leaving, I don't have to do that. I only have to change at Manchester to get to York. It's good too that there is a self Service ticket machine inside. And Booths is next door, where you can get a sandwich or a bottle of water for your journey. You can also catch the Service 599 and other buses to get to Bowness, Ambleside, Grasmere, Keswick and other towns.

Wigan North Western is one of two stations serving Wigan town centre, the station is managed by…read moreAvanti West Coast, who run services from this station on the Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley - London Euston line, which provides services into Scotland, Birmingham, London and others. The station is also served by Northern, with limited services by TPExpress: this means you can also get into other towns and cities including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, St Helen's and Blackpool. The station is fairly basic, but it is only a small category B station with 5 active platforms, an underpass with lift/stair access connects the platforms. I was surprised that this station didn't have ticket-gates, and there were no staff until getting to the platform, but the staff did seem friendly and happy to help, there was also a good amount of seats and a waiting room in the place, where you can wait before boarding a service. The facilities inside the station are minimal, but with it being a short walk away from the town centre (I like the map outside which gives you a rough time and direction to get to the DW Stadium and town centre), this isn't too bad. Bus services also stop outside. 3* - Nothing too excited, pretty average station, which provides a good number of services which is better than many towns of a similar size to Wigan gets.

I would like to prays the staff on duty today I was on a train to preston when there was a incident…read moreon on a train the staff had to put up with a lot of abuse from a passenger but they all worked so hard to make the train safe for all the passengers well done