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Railway Stations

Which regions do they serve?

Euston is the terminus for the midlands and the north west including Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.  Apart from such long distance services however, this is also the terminus for some trains from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. 

For long distance trains to Scotland and the north east the eastern region terminus is Kings Cross. Kings Cross Thameslink is the central point for the Thameslink service which runs between locations like Luton and St Albans to the north and Haywards Heath and Brighton south of London without requiring a change. Central London stations on the Thameslink service include Farringdon, City Thameslink, Blackfriars and London Bridge.

St Pancras is situated close to Kings Cross station and serves stations in the northern suburbs of London, through Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and some midlands cities such as Leicester. 

Liverpool Street serves the eastern region and East Anglia. Trains arrive at Fenchurch Street from locations such as Basildon and Southend.

Paddington is the terminus for the western region with services also to the south west and Wales.

Victoria is the main station for services to the south and south coast. Many trains travelling into Victoria stop at Clapham Junction where a change can be made onto the Waterloo trains.

Charing Cross is the main London terminal for the south eastern region including Kent and the Channel Ports.

Waterloo serves stations to the south west through Surrey and Hampshire. Other popular residential locations, nearer to London, on the Waterloo line include Richmond, Twickenham, Barnes, Chiswick.  Waterloo is also the terminus for the Eurostar service to Paris and Brussels.

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