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Britain invented trains. Now its railway system seems to be having a nervous breakdown

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...
Secret London

The UK’s Busiest Train Stations Have Been Revealed – And A Major London Transport Hub Topped The List With 98 Million Annual Passengers

Britain's busiest station saw a rather staggering 98 million passengers pass through its turnstiles between April 2024 and ...

The UK’s busiest and quietest railway stations have been revealed

London Liverpool Street has retained its title as the UK’s busiest railway station. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) ...

Britain celebrates 200-year anniversary of passenger trains

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Britain’s loneliest train station in ‘friendly’ location gets just 68 customers a year

Introducing Elton & Orston Train Station, a teensy hub that serves the villages of Elton on the Hill and Orston in ...
WRAL

Britain's love affair with trains ran out of steam. Here's how its railway network compares with others

Britain has a love-hate relationship with its railways. The Victorians pioneered the country's modern rail system, which has inspired children's stories from Paddington Bear to Thomas the Tank Engine, ...

One of the UK’s busiest train stations is getting a £140million upgrade

WALES’ busiest train station is set to undergo a major renovation, starting next year. Cardiff Central train station, which sees around 12million passengers a year, is set to undergo a ...