Train Travel
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There are fast, efficient, cross-border railway services from England and Wales to Scotland.
For information on all rail services check out http://www.thetrainline.com or please contact National Rail Enquiries on : 0345 484950 or view timetables online with Railtrack or use the contacts detailed below.
Great North Eastern Railway
GNER
Main HQ
StationRise
York
YO1 1HT
Telephone +44 (0)8457 225 225
Operates East Coast services to Scotland from London.
Virgin Trains
Virgin
Stanier House
PO Box 713
Birmingham
B5 4HH
Telephone 0870 789 1234
Operates West Coast services from London Euston
Online booking service available or call
the Virgin TrainLine on +44 (0)345 222 333
Scotrail
Caledonian Sleeper
Scotrail
Caledonain Chambers
87 Union Street
Glasgow
G1 3TA
Telesales +44 (0)345 55 00 33
The Caledonian sleeper operates between London Euston and Glasgow or Edinburgh. Also services between London Euston and Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
Sleeper reservations can be made at any mainline stations in the UK or at rail appointed travel agents or at railway booking offices throughout Europe.
Main Railway Stations in Scotland
Aberdeen Railway Station
Guild Street
This railway station connects with the Highland line including Thurso, Wick & Inverness plus services from Fife, Perth, Dundee & Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Waverley Station
Main railway station that connects rail services from London and the South via Berwick upon Tweed. Also East Coast Services between Stirling, Perth, Kirkcaldy, Dundee, Aberdeen, Aviemore & Inverness. Edinburgh also connects to the West Coast via Glasgow.
Waverley Station is situated in the city centre between Princes Street, Market Street and Waverley Bridge.
Glasgow has two main line stations
Central Station Argyll Street & Queen Street
Central Station:
Serves West Coast from Stranraer, Ayr, Dumfries plus services from London & the South via Carlisle.
Queen Street: At the corner of George Square.
Serves East Coast Services from Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, Dundee & Inverness plus travel up the West Coast of Scotland to Oban, Fort William & Mallaig.
There is a 10 minute walk between both mainline stations in Glasgow.
Inverness Realiway Station
Academy Street in the main city centre.
This railway station connects with the Highland Line for Thurso & Wick, there is also the Scenic rail journey on the Kyle Line to the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Local trains in Scotland are run by Scotrail. They offer 'Rover' or 'Freedom of Scotland Travelpass' tickets. (You can also get similar TravelPass tickets which cover train services throughout the rest of the UK and Ireland). These tickets can be purchased from main stations in the UK or in some Travel Agents in the USA and Europe.
