I'm looking for the main line railway station with the most frequent/fastest connections to the rest of the country (not just london!).
2006-09-24 01:16:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
It's got to be Birmingham New Street. From there you can get direct trains to London, South Wales, North Wales, Scotland, East Anglia, Devon & Cornwall, York, Everywhere !!
2006-09-24 22:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by MsCymru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on a train once and upon pulling into Preston, the guard announced "change here for everywhere". Although a bit of an exaggeration, you definately can change here for trains to Blackpool, Windermere, Barrow in Furness and the Lake District, trains to Edinburgh, Glasgow & Inverness, York, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London Euston plus many others. You can get at least one direct train a day from Preston to most UK destinations, more if you change trains. Preston definately has a good claim, but then so do Crewe and York for similiar reasons.
2006-09-25 04:22:24 · answer #2 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely Birmingham New Street. Just take a look at this map:
http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/travelling_with_us/our_network/default.aspx
Practically all trains from anywhere in the north to anywhere in the south pass through Birmingham New Street. Crewe is only relevant in the Northwest.
2006-09-24 02:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got to be one of the central stations - Birmingham New Street is one of the busiest stations in the country outside of Victoria/Kings Cross/Euston, and it's got loads of connections north and south, so I'd say there.
2006-09-24 01:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by mattsmart 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To travel from Aberdeen to Penzance (the furthest apart places I could thnk of) takes 12 hours. 6 hours to Birmingham and another 6 to Penzance. I'd have to agree with the people saying Birmingham New Street.
2006-09-24 15:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kings Cross/St Pancras
2006-09-24 03:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by mikgel43 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It used be Birmingham New Street and I'm asusming it still is as I can't believe transport routes have changed that significanlty over 10 years.
2006-09-24 06:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by Penfold 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leicester, Crewe, & Birmingham new street are the most used for connections
2006-09-24 01:28:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any Station in London especially Waterloo because it is International.
2006-09-24 13:24:09 · answer #9 · answered by carterc94@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
King's X comes to mind as well as connections to the North it is connected via the tube to all the other mainline stations.
2006-09-24 01:21:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋