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Great Britain railway info

British trains Since 1995, Great Britain's rail network has been run by over twenty different private companies. The government makes sure they work together as 'National Rail', with coordinated passenger information, fares & ticketing.

InterRail Passes for Great Britain

British rail network

Visitors to Great Britain are often pleasantly surprised when they discover the extensive and well-developed train system. Britain's train network criss-crosses the land with services to even small towns and villages and there are almost 20,000 train services on a typical weekday. There are even trains running every 15 minutes on some intercity train routes.

Which trains can you use?

Your InterRail Pass is valid in the trains of the following companies:

  • Arriva Trains Wales
  • c2c
  • Chiltern Railways
  • CrossCountry Trains
  • East Midlands Trains
  • First Capital Connect
  • First Greater Western
  • First TransPennine Express
  • First ScotRail
  • Gatwick Express
  • Grand Central
  • Heathrow Express
  • Hull Trains
  • London Midland
  • Merseyrail Electrics
  • National Express East Anglia
  • National Express East Coast
  • New Southern Railway
  • Northern Rail
  • Southeastern
  • South West Trains
  • Stansted Express
  • Virgin Trains

See nationalrail.co.uk for an overview of where these train operating companies are active.

Main stations & connections

London Euston
Routes: London-Birmingham, London-Dundee, London-Edinburgh, London-Liverpool, London-Manchester, London-Newcastle, London-Oxford

London Kings Cross
Routes: London-Cambridge, London-York, London-Leeds, London-Newcastle, London-Edinburgh, London-Glasgow

London Paddington
Routes: London-Cardiff, London-Oxford, London-Penzance, London-Plymouth

London Victoria
Routes: London-Brighton, London-Portsmouth, London-Southampton

London Waterloo
Routes: London-Bristol, London-Exeter, London-Penzance, London-Windsor, London-Plymouth

Liverpool Lime Street
Routes: Liverpool-London, Liverpool-Manchester, Liverpool-Glasgow

Manchester Piccadilly
Routes: Manchester-London, Manchester-Birmingham, Manchester-Cardiff, Manchester-Liverpool, Manchester-Glasgow

Birmingham New Street
Routes: Birmingham-London, Birmingham-Manchester, Birmingham-Liverpool, Birmingham-Bristol, Birmingham-Penzance

Reservations

Reservations are generally not needed for domestic trains in Great Britain. For the international Eurostar train to France and Belgium, InterRail Pass holders pay a special fare (subject to availability). Check www.eurostar.com for the latest fares or call Eurostar at +44 (0) 1233 617 575.

Railway companies

Visit the railway companies of Great Britain:
National Rail.

Links

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Prepare your train trip

London stations
London train stations