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Leicester by train


Leicester by train

  • Leicester is on the main London to Leeds rail route operated by East Midlands Trains. There are up to four trains to and from the capital every hour. The journey takes about 1:10.
  • Leicester also offers direct rail access to Stansted Airport , Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Cambridge and Birmingham.
  • Cross country services are operated by Cross Country and East Midlands Trains (That is to say to Cambridge, Stansted, Nuneaton, Coventry, and Birmingham).
  • Leicester station is conveniently situated close to the city centre. It is a very busy, compact station. The station staff are consistently friendly and often seem to bend over backwards to help both visitors and regular travellers.
  • The only suburban services are those operated by East Midlands Trains towards Sileby, Barrow-on-Soar, and Lougborough and the Birmingham services, which call at Wigston and Narborough.

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