Transport Directory

Birmingham New Street opened in 1854. Currently it handles about 80 per cent of the daily total services to Birmingham, including long distance trains from Euston to the north, services from the south and the south-west to Scotland, Newcastle and Man……

Charing Cross was opened in 1864 and was the product of the Southern Eastern Railway's need to extend westward from London Bridge to get its passengers from Kent right into the heart of London. Now, over 37 million people pass through Charing Cro……

The station was first opened in 1846 and was rebuilt between 1892-1902. It lies between the old town and modern Edinburgh, adjacent to Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle and the Princes Street Gardens. The station serves over 14 million people each yea……

The original Euston station opened in 1837 but was completely rebuilt in conjunction with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line between 1963 and 1968. Two Portland stone entrance lodges and the war memorial still survive from the old statio……

Fenchurch Street was built in 1854 for London and Blackwall Railway and was the first station to be built in the City. The present building is the second, replacing the smaller original terminus which stood in the Minories. It was built to accommodat……

The present station was opened by British Rail in 1958 and was built on the original Gatwick racecourse, which it was intended to served from its original inception in 1891. Over 11 million people pass through Gatwick every year.……

The station was opened in 1879 and was extended further between 1901-1906. The entrance features ornate ironwork. Seven pillars support the glazed porte-cochere arcade with the travel centre behind and the stone edifice of the Central Hotel rising ab……

King's Cross is the London terminus for the east coast main line. The station was opened in 1852 and the station roof, the largest at the time, was supposedly modelled on the riding school of the Czars of Moscow. It is also rumoured that Queen Boudic……

Providers of public transport services are becoming increasingly aware of what good customer service can do for their businesses. “Is it worth doing?” asked Christopher Garnett, the former chief executive of intercity operator GNER, at the first Cust……

Leeds station has just undergone a £245m modernisation which allows more trains to travel through and caters for faster trains. Key improvements include a new roof, three customer information points, a passenger footbridge, escalators to all platform……