Train Stops

[237SJ]

For buses, I use this site http://www.londonbusroutes.net/routes.htm Is there an equivalent site for trains lines? I am trying to get somewhere in December and I have to keep trying different stations to see if they are on the line where I want to go which seems a bit of a faff.

[ubasses]

Is this any help?
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/static/documents/content/routemaps/nationalrailnetworkmap.pdf

[237SJ]

Thanks ubasses. I have looked at that but it doesn' t really give much detail about which companies serve which routes and where the stops are.

[webbo3]

Im sure Buenchico is a bit of an expert on travel stuff, hopefully he will be along.


Dave.

[EDDIE51]

Where do you want to go and where do you want to start from.
I use this to plan train journeys
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/planjourney/search

[EDDIE51]

^ you don't need to know the name of the stations you can use post codes. Once you put in a destination it tells you the train times and the train operating company/companies and the number of stops, journey time etc .

[Zacs-Master]

Just discovered this:
http://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php

[237SJ]

Thanks. I have tried looking at that and trying out different stations but it's hit and miss because I don't know which stations are on which lines.

[EDDIE51]

If you tell us where you want to go and where the start point is we can be a lot more helpful . It's all a bit mysterious so far.

[Buenchico]

Well, I'm here but I'm confused!

Simply entering details of your journey into here
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
will bring up all train services using recognised routes. (i.e. ones where through ticketing is available). Fares are also shown.

Once you're presented with a list of options, placing your cursor over the number in the 'Chg' column will provide you with details of how the changes work out. Alternatively, if you click on 'Details' you'll be able to see which train operators are involved. Further, there's the facility to 'show calling points', which can be useful if you might want to consider boarding the service further along the line.

This map shows main rail routes, together with train operating companies:
http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs%20v40%20Aug%202017.pdf

If you want all of the detail, use this map (with quite a lot of zooming):
http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs%20AS%20v27%20Aug%202017.pdf

If you only want National Rail routes around London, here's your map:
http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Resources/TOCs%20AS%20v27%20Aug%202017.pdf

If you want both Underground and National Rail services around London, see here:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/London_Rail_Tube0517.pdf

If you think that you might need a bus at either end of your journey (or even in the middle of it), simple enter your start and finish points into this travel planner (even if they're nowhere near to rail stations) and it will combine both bus and rail travel for you:
http://www.traveline.info/

If I've still not answered your question, just tell me where you want to start from and where you want to end up!

[Zacs-Master]

That maps,the only thing that’s ever crashed my iPad chris!

[EDDIE51]

^ thanks Chris that's what I was trying to get over, just tell us the start and finish points.

[237SJ]

I know where I want to go but I am lucky enough to live where I have a variety of start points - some of which I can drive to. That is why I would like to see the train stops.

[webbo3]

Are you going to tell us.?

[Buenchico]

So please tell us roughly where you want to start from, together with where you want to end up. I used to run a railway station, so I reckon I'm quite good at this sort of thing (as, indeed, are several others around here, notably Dzug2 and Mushroom25).

[EDDIE51]

If you are not going to tell us you are stuck with putting each start point into the National rail journey planner and see the options.
Or put your home location and the destination into the travel line link that Beunchico supplied.

[Voltage]

Lol is this 20 questions?

[Buenchico]

I'm prepared to guess that the starting point is in the the Richmond/Kingston-upon-Thames area but that doesn't help much unless we know the destination ;-)

[237SJ]

You are wrong. The start is in London and the destination is Bath. Nothing to do with Richmond or Kingston.

[Prudie]

Paddington to Bath is diect, if you put that into nationalrail or links above it shows the stops along the way.

[alavahalf]

This one is surely posted in the wrong category.. should be in Quizzes and Puzzles.