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York Train Station

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.

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.