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Reading Train Station

Reading railway station, operated by Network Rail, is a major railway station and transport hub that serves the town of Reading in Berkshire. The station lies on the Great Western Main Line which connects London Paddington station to the west of England and South Wales. The station is located on the northern edge of the town centre close to the main commercial and retail areas of the town. 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, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Adjacent to the station is a bus interchange which is served by many of Reading's bus services.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, First Great Western and South West Trains. Destinations available include London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon, Cardiff Central, Swansea, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth, Newquay, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Southampton, Bournemouth, London Waterloo and London Heathrow Airport.

Parking is available at the station for 1,275 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Leeds Train Station

Located in West Yorkshire, Leeds railway station offers passengers services towards London, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Reading, Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Liverpool, Hull, Doncaster, Sheffield and York.

Leeds railway station is operated by Network Rail and is located on the Leeds Branch of the East Coast Main Line, which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh, and also on a number of other lines including the Midland Main Line, the Caldervale Line and the Huddersfield Line. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail.

The station has 17 platforms, making it the largest by number of platforms in England outside London. There are 11 terminus and six through platforms and most platforms are subdivided into up to four sections, i.e. 1a, 1b, 1c etc.

The station is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square, at the bottom of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel. Facilities at the station include ATM's, a First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 299 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.