For anyone visiting Maidstone for the first time Maidstone East station won't exactly fill them…read morewith joy about their visit. The station itself is fairly difficult to navigate if you're unfamiliar with the lay out and there isn't a considerable amount if shelter from the elements. There are easily accessible connecting transport links outside the station.

This is not the droid, er, station you are looking for!…read more This is your run of the mill train station. It's outdoors, so you might get wet. This station is definitely not the one to get off of for London, if you are traveling to London from Paris via Eurostar. Este no está el lugar que quieres para Londón. If you are supposed to get off here, make it quick, because the train essentially stops for like a minute. FYI! I hope this helps someone!

Eurostar is a fantastic way to travel to Paris, Brussels and, recently, Amsterdam. However we have…read moreonce travelled from St. Pancras and found, as we live in Essex, a real bind to get to. Also the cost of getting there is prohibitive. Security at this station is slow and laborious. So, recently, we have been catching the train at Ebbsfleet. Security is swift with no hassle as there is never a queue. Comfortable station with plenty of seating and places for a drink and/or sandwich. Car parking is a walk away and there are plenty of spaces. Trains stop and give ample of time to board. OK, once, and only once, we found people sitting in our reserved seats. They moved off reasonable easily.

Finding Ebbsfleet is simple from the M25, just be prepared to exit soon after coming over the…read moreDartford Crossing. Parking was plentiful but again you must be prepared to pay for the parking per day at the current rate of £11.50. The Ebbsfleet building is practical, built for purpose, a block of glass metal and plastic. Inside the walkways were wide and there was plenty of space. Not much evidence of huge crowds which I assumed might have been there. The lady behind the coffee counter assured the place can get very busy; £2.45 for a Cappuccino. Inside the terminal if you have time you can browse the historic finds located in glass cabinets along the side as well as a full scale train. Check-in is regulated so you might even have time to use the newsagents and the bureau de change. Once through check in you enter the security suite which enables your bags and yourself to under go a search, followed by and encounter with the French Police to check passports. Into the departure lounge I notice a cash machine for Euro's no commission charged, as well as a WH Smiths and Café Nero concessions, this time the Cappuccino cost £1.95. The Departure Lounge has a view over the rail lines providing close up viewing of the trains as arrive and depart. Ebbsfleet on return is a fast affair, as a desire to move to your car and away is a must, at this point I would advise ensuring you have your car park ticket in your wallet, so when you arrive back you can access the car park payment terminals in the main building which saves queuing at the terminals in the car park itself. Plus there was a young guy on the internal machines assisting people through the machine which is handy when you are tired after your trip.

Tiny little station. The only way to get here is the slower train from Victoria (fast trains don't…read morestop here) Clean and basic, don't expect any shops or stores and you won't be disappointed.

I used this stop for two weeks working in Borough Green. Lovely, old style village station with…read moretraditional waiting room and a book club collecting funds for the air ambulance. Friendly staff, clean toilets, large enough car park and, important for me, easy disabled access to both platforms.

Hey, it's a station. It has trains, choo choo! It's quite a…read moregood station I guess. Easy to get to Stratford, Romford, or the city. There's a side entrance to get straight onto Platform 1 (which is the C2C down to Fenchurch St), with a convenient pick-up/drop-off bit outside. Last time I was there they weren't able to help me with my oyster card, and told me to go to an underground station - which is kind of difficult to do with a broken oyster card! That was a while ago though so hopefully not a problem any more. My grandma once fell down the steps there so be careful.

Terminus of the District Line, 20 minutes to the City via c2c national rail, TFL recently took over…read morethe Upminster-Romford Overground service so now that's on the Tube map and also my local station. Have a lot of love for this station.

Polegate station serves the town of the same name on the northern edge of the Eastbourne…read moreconurbation, and is served by trains on the West Coastway line. It handles around 0.9m passengers a year. The first station on the site opened in 1846 on the Lewes to St Leonards railway line. It became the junction for Eastbourne and for the line northwards to Hailsham in 1849, with the Hailsham line being extended northwards to Eridge on the Uckfield-Groombridge Junction line in 1880. In 1881, to avoid Eastbourne-Hailsham trains having to reverse, a new station was opened further east. The Hailsham line closed in 1968, and the short direct line to Hastings has also closed, necessitating the reversal of all eastbound trains at Eastbourne. In 1986, the 1881 station was closed (it is now a restaurant) and a replacement opened on the site of the original 1846 station, on Polegate High street, and this is the station in use today. It has two platforms, with the main buildings on the north, Eastbourne-bound line. Facilities include a car park, ticket office, waiting rooms or shelters, ticket machines, and cycle storage, but no toilets. There is step-free access both to the ticket office and via short steep ramps to each platform. Between the platforms, there is a footbridge: level access is via the High Street level crossing (allow 5 minutes). Services are provided by Southern; there are two trains an hour to each of Brighton and London Victoria, both via Lewes; and four eastbound to Eastbourne, two of which continue to Hastings and Ore, and one to Ashford.

Just your average train station. Nice long and wide platforms with two waiting rooms (which are…read moreheated!) Good barrier system, although I was sad when the old signal box was removed. Great direct links to London, Brighton, Eastbourne and many more. Staff are nice, there are three (I think) ticket buying machines and two kiosks inside the station. Information packs readily available, you can buy Railcards from here too. I like the welcoming feeling of this station, which also has a night gate for late exits when the barriers are off. I'd recommend this to families, commuters and just about anyone due to the wide platforms and nice service.

Well kept rural station that transports you back to the age of steam. With its little tea room and…read moretoy museum its well worth a visit.