There isn't really much to say about Chesterfield Railway Station.... there are two platforms, so…read moreno problem getting lost. There is no bus stop at the station, but probably for the best as it is a very busy junction... can even prove a bit tricky for pedestrians. The station does have a car park, both long stay and short stay, although because it is quite the spot for commuters, there are a number of other (and cheaper) car parking options just down the road off the roundabout. Plenty of places to store bikes, there is a cash point just to the left of the entrance toward the newsagent. There is also a little café as well if you want to grab a drink to go. Inside the station itself, just outside the café and newsagent are some tables and chairs if you are waiting for someone or arrived a bit early. To the right of the entrance are two self-service ticket kiosks and a car parking pay point. No ticket barriers at the station, making it easy to access the toilets on Platform 1. Again, not a whole lot here, but I think it keeps the station hassle-free.

LNER theres a blond lass who needs to check her attitude I was simply asking a question and she…read morebecame confrontational and offensive towards me because the train had cancelled , first off shes in uniform and stood on the platform and told me nothing to do with me I didn't sell you the ticket , I simply asked if there was any other trains to leeds as the 16:49 had cancelled , her colleague could see id asked a simple question and asked me how she could help she was a black African lady really helpful The other one needs an attitude adjustment

A relatively small station on our journey to London. There is a Subway and vending machine for…read moretrain riders to purchase snacks for their journey. While at this station, I saw several workers cleaning/picking up liter, etc. Cheers!

The station is very small, well, medium sized. There are more than 2 platforms and it appears to…read morebe on the mainline between the south and the North, Kings cross and Edinburgh. The station has barriers and normally you won't go through without a ticket. On occasion the barriers are open. On weekends, I guess. There are actually a few entrances to the station. Plenty of car parking and bicycle parking available. Toilets are small, but clean and cubicles are of a good size. In the middle, between the platforms, there appears to be another waiting room, besides the heated one where Costa is located and I endured an hour of wait. In general the station seems well looked after! You will hear plenty of timely announcements and everywhere screens that show the train times.

One of the better railway stations in operation Clean and tidy with very helpful staff. The…read moreautomatic barriers inside the station are a bit of a pain with large bags though.

Arriving off the train causes some confusion as there are two footbridges to leave the station…read more One is an older footbridge that now has an exit to the tram, this is halfway down the platform The second leads to the main train building. This is great building with high ceilings and authentic original designs worth a look if you have some time at the station.

i would love to say a massive thankyou to mags that helped me today while I was on her train while…read morein labour. she was amazing kept checking if I was ok or need anything. she even made sure I had fluids alway the way from Manchester to Nottingham. When I got of the train my contractions were every 15 minute. and my waters had broke embarrassing I now haha baby wanted to come early. mags even got me a wheelchair .Then when off the train I was meet by some one called Darren and his team where they order me and my husband a taxi home and even payed for it. while In the taxi home my contraction's come every 5 mins so we got taxi from Mine to hospital and lets say baby was born half six today weighing in @ 6 1 to a wee little boy named jude Moore so thank you peeps if you didn't order that taxi baby would of been born on train once again thank you mother and baby doing ok What a wicked team

Perfect for going into Manchester Picc/Oxford Rd and also great for going to the airport. also…read moregreat location being just off the A34 and within walking distance to Gatley village which is rather posh. Ticket machines and ticket office are also quite helpful.

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.

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.

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Lincoln Central or The Great Northern as my grand parents used to call it is well located in the…read morecity centre. It was once one of two stations serving Lincoln and since 1985 when St.Marks, or The Midland station closed all rail services now use this station. Architecturally the building is quite impressive and has benefitted from some restoration and maintenance over the past few years. The travel centre was closed a couple of years ago and in 2014 the booking hall was expanded and modernised to compensate for this. Pity it was closed on my last visit due to staff illness! The buffet/shop is reasonable and accessible from both street and platform. There used to be 8 platforms which was reduced to 7 and now to 5 but this is quite adequate for the appalling train service level that Lincoln continues to have to put up with. Destinations from Lincoln have been reduced dramatically over the years and the long distance services that used to call have long since gone. London is directly accessible only in a morning when two services depart within minutes of each other. There are return journeys which also arrive with in minutes. The quicker more direct of these going to Kings Cross and the longer to St.Pancras via Nottingham Regular services go to Newark (NorthGate & Castle stations), Nottingham, Leicester, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Sheffield and Peterborough. Less regular trains go to Doncaster and Grimsby. Be warned that the timetable is totally irregular and trains can run anything from 40 to 80 minutes apart to the same destination. The Sheffield service does however, run to a regular timetable every hour. Another point to mention is that there are no set platforms for services, so trains to Sleaford for example can and do,depart from any one of the five platforms. Sunday services are almost none existent and nothing leaves before 11:05, and nothing arrives till after noon! Dreadful for a university city of almost 100,000 people with tourism as one of the main industries. Train companies please take note!! The station is fully accessible and platform entry is via ticket barriers. Tickets are available from the booking hall (should it be open) and from ticket machines. Staff are generally cheerful and helpful and when chatting to,some of them do seem quite embarrassed by the appalling level of train services from here, which are often of single carriage units with people having to stand for some considerable distance. One of the best things about arriving in Lincoln by train is the stunning views of the cathedral and castle you can get as you get near the city. If you're going to go to visit them use the shuttle bus as a long uphill walk is involved. Steep Hill is a road that truly justifies it's name. Outside the station is ample parking, a taxi rank and 2 minutes walk away is the bus station. PlusBus tickets are available with your rail ticket. Getting to Lincoln can be a bit off putting by train , but the city is well worth the effort.

The Selby Train station is located on Station road just behind the bus station on Bawtry Road…read more Opened in 1834 by the Leeds and Selby Railway it was the first station to be built in Yorkshire. Behind what is now the station, the original station used to be a shed by the waterside in which passengers would alight the train and walk across the road to the connecting boat on the river. The line is run by First TransPennine Express and has 3 stations. There are regular routes to Hull, York, Leeds, and Manchester with the new fast trains to London. You can buy your tickets at the station and there are waiting room and a small warm café.

Sheffield Station is the busiest station in South Yorkshire, serving the city centre of Sheffield,…read moreit is also part of the Supertram network, where you can continue your journey around Sheffield/Rotherham, and the station is located adjacent to Sheffield Hallam University. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway, who provide most of the major services going in and out of the station, including services to Manchester and London. The station is also served by Transpennine Express on the Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes line (via Doncaster), and also has CrossCountry services (Edinburgh, Reading, Newcastle, York) and many Northern services (local services around Yorkshire and Greater Manchester) Due to the construction of the station, meaning you have to pass through the station to use the footbridge for access to bus and Supertram services, there are no ticket gates here. The main concourse of the station is pretty noticeable and modern, including a couple of shops / small-take away kiosks, there isn't particularly places to sit down and get something to eat/drink in the station which is annoying, but there is a Superdrug and Marks and Spencer Simply Food. There are places nearby in the city centre for food, however. I hate the lift at this station which takes you up to the footbridge, it must be the world's slowest lift, the doors take forever to close up to the point they're forced to have a sign in the lift, it says they're "working on it", but it's been like that for over two years... I guess it will stay like that. I think the station is A-OK, but still miles apart from other stations in Yorkshire including York and Leeds. 3*

Clean and modernized rail station in the Midlands, Sheffield offers transport to London,…read moreManchester, Leeds and Liverpool plus CrossCountry services to Scotland. There is also a tram stop nearby for Sheffield services. It's really quite a nice station with easy access to the tracks on stairs and step-free. There are labels on the steps so that traffic is kept to the left side. Many ticket windows for purchasing tickets if, like me, the automated ticket machine doesn't like your "swipe" credit card. Departure board is easy to read and the signage clearly points out which way to which platforms. There is a beautiful sculpture / fountain out front.