London Paddington Gloucester Train

London Paddington railway station, operated by Network Rail, is a main line railway station and terminus for the First Great Western services to west London, the Thames Valley and long distance inter city services to south west England and South Wales. The station is also the terminus for the Heathrow Express, a high speed service linking central London with Heathrow Airport. The station has a staffed ticket office and passengers are also able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Passenger facilities at the station include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services departing the station are operated by First Great Western, Chiltern Railways and Heathrow Express. Between them they offer passengers destinations including Heathrow Airport, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Cardiff Central, Bristol Parkway, Newbury, Exeter St Davids and Chippenham.

London Paddington is also served by four London Underground lines: the Bakerloo, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines. Although Paddington is not served by the Central line, the short walk to Lancaster Gate tube station is taken by many commuters heading for the West End or the City, as it can be quicker than alternative routes.

Parking is available at the station for 152 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in Gloucestershire, Gloucester railway station offers passengers destinations including Maesteg, Bridgend, Cardiff Central, Chepstow, Cheltenham Spa, Nottingham, Swindon, London Paddington, Chippenham, Southampton and Stanstead Airport.

Gloucester railway station is operated by First Great Western and is located just off the Bristol to Birmingham Line. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by First Great Western, Arrive Trains Wales and CrossCountry.

Facilities at the station include pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops and toilets. Passengers should note that ATM's and baby changing facilities are not available at the station. Gloucester railway station has the second longest railway platform in Great Britain. Colchester railway station has the longest platform. Parking is available at the station for 200 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Gloucester's second station, Gloucester Eastgate, was connected via covered footbridge until that station closed in 1975, due to level crossings affecting the city's road traffic. Eastgate station provided sharply curved through platforms on the Bristol-Birmingham (former Midland Railway) Line, avoiding the current problems with trains having to reverse.