York Derby Train

York railway station, operated by East Coast, serves the historic North Yorkshire city of York. The station lies on the East Coast Main Line which connects London to Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. The station is roughly 190 miles from both London and Edinburgh. 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.

All platforms except 9, 10 and 11 are under the large, curved, glass and iron roof and are accessed via a long footbridge (which also connects to the National Railway Museum) or via lifts and either of two pedestrian tunnels.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Grand Central, East Coast and Northern Rail. Between them passenger services depart towards Durham, Newcastle Central, London King's Cross, Doncaster, Aberdeen, Penzance, Southampton Central, Leeds, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids, Reading, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Hartlepool, Sunderland and Blackpool North.

Parking is available at the station for 604 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located in Derbyshire, Derby railway station offers passengers services to destinations including London St Pancras International via Leicester, Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Plymouth, Bristol Temple Meads, Reading, Birmingham New Street. Limited services are also available to Aberdeen, Dundee, Bournemouth, Glasgow Central and Guildford.

Darlington railway station, operated by East Midlands Trains, is an interchange between long distance services on the CrossCountry route from Aberdeen to Birmingham New Street, Penzance and Bournemouth and the Midland Main Line which connects London St Pancras to Leeds. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry and Northern Rail.

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 609 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Derby's long history with the railways and its central location have made it an important junction on the national rail network. The station opened in 1844 and at the time was one of the largest in the country. Also, until recently major carriage and locomotive workshops as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were located in the city.