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Peterborough Train Station

Peterborough railway station, operated by East Coast, serves the Cambridgeshire city of Peterborough and lies on the East Coast Main Line which connects London to Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. In additional to being located on the East Coast Main Line the station is also on the East-West long distance and local services. The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, refreshments, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. The city centre and the Queensgate shopping centre in a few minutes walk from the station.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, First Capital Connect and Greater Anglia. Passenger services generally depart towards London King's Cross, Leeds, Newcastle Central, Edinburgh Waverley, York, Cambridge, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Nottingham, Sheffield, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

Parking is available at the station for 731 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Leicester Train Station

Located in Leicestershire, Leicester railway station offers passengers destinations including London, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds, York, Lincoln, Skegness, Kettering, Bedford, Luton, Loughborough, Birmingham, Cambridge, Stanstead Airport and Peterborough.

Leicester railway station is operated by East Midlands Trains and is located on the main line from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry. The railway through Leicester is not electrified, so all services are operated by diesel trains. This is set to change by 2019 when a scheme to electrify the remainder of the Midland Main Line is to be completed. This, along with faster line speeds, means the city will be under 60 minutes from London.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 515 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. The main entrance to the station is on London Road. A slope takes pedestrians towards Station Street and the City centre. The station is based on two island platforms which are wide with a long series of buildings. Inside these buildings are many services and amenities including a newsagent and several food outlets including a licensed restaurant.