Decent train station that serves Leamington town centre well. It is about 10mins walk from the…read morecentre of town. There is a cafe and waiting area on platform 2 which is handy for getting a refreshment or some reading material. There are always plenty of staff around and I have never found the ticket office closed. There is a paid car park directly outside the station however this does get full up. The taxi rank is also conveniently opposite the entrance of the station.

Easy access from the town, but parking isnt great. Hardly any spaces. Although you can park on…read moresurrounding roads. Station seems to be constantly under construction but with little visible impovement. There is a cafe on one platform with a limited selection of cakes.

Nuneaton is a Category C1 station (small feeder), serving the West Midlands town. It is run by West…read moreMidlands Trains It is around an hour and a half away from London with West Midlands but services can go up to 2 hours. Avanti also uses this station onto their Manchester - London route however the train only stops at certain times, normally early in the morning and late at night. Interestingly, Manchester City tends to use this station when going to Leicester as they did the day before the game I actually attended (they put a stop request on an Avanti service). The station is also served by Cross Country on Birmingham to Leicester route, with some services going onto Stansted Airport. It is a pretty basic station with a bridge-link / lifts between platforms, I do think they could be a little clearer with finding the right lift for the right platform though. The staff at the station seemed friendly enough however I did notice him giving incorrect advice to a customer whos train was cancelled. He told them to head back into Manchester and try to get a return train from there, even though there was no possible route between Nuneaton and where he wanted to get to and all that would have changed is he would have been stranded at a slightly nearer station, the railway company should have ordered some form of taxi replacement, endorsing his ticket to a closer station which he didn't do. I didn't notice any shops/cafes in the station, strangely even WHSmith which seems to have a base at almost every category C and above railway station and airport was absent here, so the station is pretty basic considering it has multiple services across multiple providers and seven platforms. Pretty basic station yet still providing late trains into Manchester helped me and many football fans get home after watching Manchester City's 1-0 win at Leicester. 2*

My mum always tells me that the stretch of line between Nuneaton and Birmingham is one of the most…read morecongested and used bits of railway line in the country. so THAT'S why it costs an arm and a leg to get from Nuneaton to Birmingham. It's over a tenner and you can't buy returns, which to be honest is disgraceful considering it's a relatively short journey. Anyway I guess that's not the stations fault. Nuneaton is quite a big station considering the size of the town, but it's on the mainline going from manchester to London so a lot of trains run through it. You can get to London Euston in just over an hour, which is pretty good. It;s a clean and tidy station and has a nice cafe and newsagents on platform 1.

Narborough railway station is located between birmingham new street, and Leicester stations, on the…read morecrosscountry trains service route from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street, the service is around 1 to 2 services an hour in either direction, some services in the east direction only go as far as Leicester, Cambridge, and some go to Stansted Airport. As some trains stop as less stations you may need to change at Leicester to reach stansted airport. The station is served by crosscountry trains turbostar 170 trains, and these can become rather busy during the morning and evening rush hours. The station is within close proximity of Narborough town centre, and allows a convinient location for passengers.

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.

Today I met wonderful Rubi who was so so kind to me!!! What…read morea fabulous member of staff at Coventry train Station. Her kindness and support was above and beyond!!!! Thankyou so much again Rubi.

It's as though they didn't realise any travelling individuals would need pickup or dropping off…read more Total mess of no waiting zones to drive in and get passengers here, despite the fact trains are frequently late. Very very poorly designed with reality clearly not a priority. Oodles of wasted and ineffective space. Clowns that designed this should try actually using it. Don't get me started on the new carparks Road exit... they had one job

As Hannah noted before me this is a weird railway station. I would add the word desolate! Weird…read morebecause it is on multiple levels making it very customer unfriendly if (like me today) you are laden with a heavy suitcase from airline travel to London. No staff to guide you so I could have made a connection but no idea if it was the right train. And it was I discovered just too late - oh well next one in 25 minutes.

On the train as I make this, it's fairly quite and seems to be quick, train wait isn't too long.read more

The station is very convenient for me - just an £8 pound taxi ride from home. It is not the best in…read moreconnectivity unless you want to go to Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham or a few other cities - Plymouth, Bristol for example. However to get to London you can just take one stop to Tamworth and then change for direct to London - that is my plan today. The station is not really very inviting but they do have a small news and coffee shop and (very important on a cold winters day like today!) a heated waiting room serving both platforms. In summary - thank goodness for little stations like this that connect you with everywhere in England, Scotland and Wales affordable and without having to drive! Review #92 2019

Burton Upon Trent is located between Derby an Birmingham. Burton Upon Trent rail station is…read moreoperated and managed by Cross Country Trains, which operate frequent services between Nottingham and Birmingham New Street / Cardiff Central. Crosscountry services run twice every hour to Nottingham, and once hourly to Birmingham, and once hourly to Cardiff Central. Cross Country high speed services to the South West, and th North East stop at the station, however these are less freqent, and occur mosty during the morning and evening commute.

The Northern end of the Severn Valley Railway nestles below castle hill with its tilting Castle…read moretower keep which leans further than the Tower of Pisa all as a consequence of Cromwell forces not using sufficient gunpowder trying to blow it up . The station itself is a bustling terminus of the steam railway taking you back to the heyday of steam trains . It hosts a great pub serving lovely real ales a great place to relax on a cold winters day with its open fires . There's the engine maintenance sheds to see too on special events .