Basingstoke Manchester Piccadilly Train

Basingstoke railway station, operated by South West Trains, serves the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire, England. It is situated on the South Western Main Line which connects London Waterloo with Weymouth, on the south coast. The station has a staffed ticket office but passengers should note that it is not open late into the evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the ticket machines located in the station.

The station has two entrances with the main entrance providing passengers with access to The Malls shopping centre which also has a taxi rank, a bus stop and some car parking spaces. There is also a bridge spanning Church Way which connects the railway station with the bus station.

Passengers facilities at the station include an ATM, toilets, baby changing facilities, pay phones and a cafe.

The station has 5 platforms which between them offer passengers services towards London Waterloo, Southampton, Poole, Portsmouth, Exeter, Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham. These services are provided by South West Trains, CrossCountry and First Great Western.

Parking is available at the station for approximately 230 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in the north west of England, Manchester Piccadilly railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Sheffield, Buxton, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan, Llandudno, Pembroke Dock, Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Nottingham, Norwich and London Euston.

Manchester Piccadilly railway station is operated by Network Rail and operates inter city routes to London, Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales, the south coast of England, Scotland and to destinations throughout the north of England. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the airport include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 856 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. The station is accessible for disabled people and has escalators and lifts to all levels, wide-access doors and gates, braille signs, hearing loops and disabled toilet facilities. Cycle racks are available on Fairfield Street and the long-stay car park and next to the tower block at the station front. In March 2010, Manchester City Council and Network Rail unveiled plans for a 'Cycle Centre' to provide secure facilities, with maintenance and hire services.