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Stay on track with the free National Rail Enquiries App, Great Britain’s number one destination for train timetables and travel information. Get live train times and cheap tickets from all the major train line operators. National Rail Enquiries lets you plan, book and keep up to date with all your train travel in one easy app. Manage your journeys across the Great Britain train network with My Travel, plan new routes with our comprehensive journey planner and receive real time travel updates. Personalised to you, you can check timetables, set up travel alerts, find out about disruptions fast, track your train and save your favourite journeys. You can also search for cheap train tickets. Features: • Click to buy tickets - We link you directly to the train operator so you can find the cheapest fares. No booking or credit card fees. • My Travel – Set up personalised travel updates. Save your favourite journeys and stations. Find the next train departure home and get relevant live updates from across the network at a glance. • Journey Planner - Plan your journeys with up-to-the-minute travel information and track the progress of trains and as well as being alerted to disruptions on the line along your route. • Live Train Times - View real-time departures and arrivals boards for any station in Great Britain. • Progress Tracking - Find out exactly where a train is along a route, from A to B and everything in between. • Watch a Train - Pin a train to My Travel to watch its progress across the network with a single tap. • Real Time Push Notifications - Get timetable disruption alerts sent straight to your phone or watch as they happen. • Wake-up alerts - Avoid missing your stop or getting caught out when the train divides or arrives at its destination. • London Underground and DLR - Plan your journey to or from London Zone 1 Underground and DLR stations. • Taking you from A to B, put in a postcode and get the best route planner to the nearest station • Alert Me - Get notified of your next train, its platform number and any known delays as you approach your departure station Apple Watch integration: National Rail Enquiries also offers an Apple Watch app which syncs with your smartphone. At a glance, learn about any disruption to your travel plans and view all the critical travel info you require, now from the convenience of your wrist. • Up-to-the-minute updates on your favourite journeys. • View live departure information for the station you select, or activate the GPS to access details of stations on lines nearest to you. • View your recent live trains on your watch for live departure information on the move. • Receive notifications of any timetable delays to network rail services. (The Apple Watch is compatible with iPhone 5 and above) National Rail Enquiries gives you live times and all the journey planner information you need about fares so you can buy cheap tickets for all journeys with the major train line operators across Great Britain:     Arriva Trains Wales     c2c     Caledonian Sleeper     Chiltern Railways     CrossCountry     East Midlands Trains     Eurostar     Gatwick Express     Grand Central     Great Northern     Great Western Railway     Greater Anglia     Heathrow Connect     Heathrow Express     Hull Trains     Island Line     London Midland     London Overground     London Underground     Merseyrail     Northern     ScotRail     South West Trains     Southeastern     Southern     Stansted Express     TfL Rail     Thameslink     TransPennine Express     Virgin Trains     Virgin Trains East Coast Find all the information you need about train fares and times then buy the cheapest tickets fast. Enhance your train travel experience - Download the FREE National Rail Enquiries app today. www.nationalrail.co.uk

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It is impossible to delete or remove a ticket added to the basket. Worst experience.

Worst App Ever

I do t know where to begin. I would say that monkeys wrote this app, but that would be an insult to monkeys. When you click on 'tickets' to purchase your tickets, the app rarely finds a route even though the app itself has selected a route to and from your destination. After the app says it cannot find a route, it wants you to re-enter your travel info on a completely different screen. Once you do so, the app hangs and you have to exit the app and start this loop all over again. If, by some miracle, you advance after you click the tickets button to put in your seat preferences, etc., once you enter your email address and click "continue as guest", the app hangs. Why yes, I have tried registering. The app does not think my phone number is legitimate, which means you cannot register. I am trying to buy round trip tickets to Exeter. The app has been hung for the last 34 minutes. In 10 days (I installed the app 10 days ago), I have only been able to purchase tickets once. Horrible piece of work.

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After entering all (including card) details, an error “something went very, very wrong” comes up. Try PayPal: the log in screen loads BEHIND your little message so it is also totally useless. On a positive note, the price is slightly better than direct via the train company’s website, so another painful experience (that shouldn’t be needed by this stage) finally allowed me to purchase the tickets I needed. TOTALLY BAD EXPERIENCE

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  • Plan your journey up to 12 weeks in advance
  • Get real time updates for information about delays affecting journeys
  • Re-plan journeys affected by disruption
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Live and historical departure boards

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  • Accurate information about train movements across the country
  • In disruption, additional station-level information is added by the NRCC
  • View the last 90 days' of train movements
  • Enables customer relations staff to investigate claims
  • Includes a trace of where information was received from and when
  • Harness the power of the Darwin database
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  • Available for interface into your systems according to your requirements
  • Comprehensive train data management tool via the workstation
  • Up to 500 trains can be amended / cancelled in one transaction with fast and simple creation of additional trains
  • Tomorrow's information today, information can be manipulated up to 48 hours in advance
  • Headcodes and intermediate passing points are visible together with an extended lookup period
  • Available as a mobile version for on train and station staff

Service disruptions and engineering works (with XML)

  • Details of incidents affecting the rail network are published on the National Rail Enquiries website
  • Contains details of the problem, impact and advice of alternative options
  • Updated in real-time 24/7, reviewed and updated every 20 minutes as per the industry standard
  • Can be provided via an XML feed direct to TOC or 3rd party websites
  • Information is consistent with what’s on our website
  • XML feed of current ticket promotions available on the UK railway
  • You can tailor the presentation to your company's requirements
  • Get emailed updates about disruption
  • Updated 24/7 by the NRCC
  • Includes internal information for railway staff
  • Find the lowest fares for your journey
  • Choose the train company you wish to travel with
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  • Input your journey details
  • Choose how you want to travel, either by First or Standard Class
  • Our calculator returns the available tickets, with options travelling on different routes where available
  • Receive sales leads for passengers looking to book travel tickets
  • Includes origin and destination locations, journey times
  • Also includes passenger numbers and any railcard selections
  • National Rail Enquiries website reaches over 7 million UK adults each month
  • These users are actively sourcing information prior to making purchase decisions
  • Develop your own application using the same data used on our website
  • Both Journey Planning and live departures feeds available

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Mobile apps - Android, iPad, iPhone, Windows tablet

  • Access up-to-minute train time information when you need it
  • View live train progress and platform information (where available)
  • Quickly find your nearest station and then find your next trains home!
  • Get alerted about problems on your journeys direct by SMS, email or Twitter direct message
  • Sign-up for your regular journeys
  • Choose your thresholds for when you want to be notified

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  • Voice activated journey planning tool
  • Links through to our real time train information for accurate journey plans
  • You can have your own branding, with different numbers / voice artists
  • Text us your journey details and we’ll reply straight away
  • Live departures or arrivals for your chosen station
  • Includes information about platforms and disruptions
  • Presents live departure boards information in a CIS -style format
  • Can be presented with TOC branding
  • Simple web interface allows the information to be integrated into other devices such as help points
  • Plan your journey through our online Journey Planner
  • Receive your train times direct to your phone

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  • Our tool creates a printable timetable according to your request
  • Available as a white label product to fit your brand

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  • Blocks out the travelling time in your calendar
  • Link through to website to check fares and buy tickets
  • XML feed of information about each ticket type and its validity
  • Shows which train company certain tickets are valid with
  • Includes info about booking restrictions / refunds
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  • From ticket office opening hours to whether there's a cash machine, it's all there
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  • We provide timetable and fares information, booking information, refund information, details of special offers, Travelcard and Oyster information, as well as a host of other train travel-related products
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The cheap fare finder from National Rail Enquiries shows the fares for all UK train operators on all routes.

Simply select your preferred dates and time of travel to find the best value fare you can purchase and get great savings on your journey.

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Travel updates Latest travel information and updates

Industrial action Information about upcoming train strikes and industrial action

Timetables Find Southern timetables by station and download train times

Planned engineering work Details of planned engineering work on our network

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New to taking a sleeper train? Here’s the best way to book tickets and plan your journey

Sarah Marks, of London, looks out at the Italian countryside on TrenItalia's Intercity Notte sleeper train from Palermo to Rome, 10 June 2023.

How to plan your sleeper train adventure - from researching to when to book.

As more people reconsider how they travel on a warming planet, a small but growing contingent in Europe wants to switch from high-emission, short-haul planes to more climate-friendly sleeper trains.

But for all the climate benefits - plus the enduring romance of overnight train journeys - it's not always simple building a vacation around them.

Several national railways and private operators have moved in to meet the rising demand, and the result is a patchwork of overnight routes sold on over 30 different websites. Many routes may not run every day, and online ticket aggregators don’t include all countries that have night trains.

“I’ve always gone around on trains and boats and buses, so it was normal for me,” says Cat Jones, founder of the flight-free travel agency Byway . “But friends would say, ‘Oh, that sounds amazing, but no way am I going to plan all that.’”

Sleeper train advocates, however, say the experience and convenience of riding the rails makes them worth any booking difficulty. With patience and a few tips, you’ll never have to deal with airport security lines in the middle of your European holiday.

How to research your night train journey

First, make sure routes exist between your desired cities. Back on Track, a European rail advocacy group, maintains a night train database with all current and soon-to-launch routes on the continent. Just be aware that city names are listed with local spellings, such as Praha for Prague.

Then head to the sleeper train section of the   Man in Seat 61 , a website run by former rail industry worker Mark Smith that exhaustively explains what to expect. The site has details on dozens of international routes, down to seat and berth numbers on specific trains - even photos of the food and where to find electrical outlets.

Many operators provide perks like breakfast and free water, and some allow female travellers to book shared spaces only with other women.

Once you’ve found the right route, check Trainline and RailEurope , which sell tickets on most railways. Or go directly to the operator’s website; all will have an option to switch the language to English.

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Decide how much privacy you need

Night trains ' configuration varies by operator, line and carriage. Many trains have a car or two with traditional upright seats selling for as little as €19, but they recline and are much more spacious than an airplane seat.

Other carriages have sleeper cabins with anywhere from one to six beds, which likely fold up when not in use. It’s possible to book an entire cabin for a family or group of friends, but you’ll pay extra.

Sarah Marks, a frequent sleeper train traveller from London , says she was nervous the first time sharing a cabin, but ultimately found it was a great way to meet like-minded travellers. “It’s quite an intimate experience,” she says. “But hand over heart, every single one has been really nice and actually enhanced my experience.”

Plan to book in advance - but not too far in advance

Because most rail companies use dynamic pricing, as airlines do, the price of a ticket likely will rise as the date approaches.

But if you search for tickets now for summer travel, chances are you won’t see the routes available. Many railways do not open ticket sales until two or three months in advance. Several factors influence the timing, but it’s mostly because track maintenance usually is scheduled overnight to minimise commuter disruption.

“With sleeper trains , that’s tricky to plan around,” Mark says, noting that he often hears concerns from Americans who like to plan their trips several months in advance.

Be flexible when booking night trains

The most popular routes, such as Paris to Berlin , can sell out or become prohibitively expensive for some travellers during peak times.

Rather than be deterred, travellers should think of rail travel as breaking the mould of point-to-point round trips, says Cat.

“If what people want is not available on that day, do a daytime train and we’ll put you on another sleeper somewhere else,” she says. Because Europe’s rail network is so extensive, there are many ways to get from point A to point B and back again, maybe return through a city you might not have considered visiting.

“By relying on that network effect, there’s always an amazing option as long as you’re flexible," says Cat.

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  1. National Rail Enquiries

    The gateway to Britain's National Rail network. A portal into UK rail travel including train company information and promotions; train times; fares enquiries; ticket purchase and train running information.

  2. Welcome to the Official source for UK trains

    Find out train times, fares and more for your journey up to 12 weeks in advance. Check live trains, engineering work, accessibility, sustainability and money-saving tips on the official source for UK trains.

  3. Journey Planner Results

    Journey options. Allow extra time to change trains. Fastest trains only Allow less time to transfer through London Search only sleeper trains Show only direct trains. Plan your journey and buy train tickets for all rail links with our national Journey Planner. Check departure times and prices.

  4. Your UK Train Journey Planner

    The official UK train Journey Planner, with information on Season tickets, Discount fares, Special offers, Timetables, Live departure boards and Travel tools.

  5. Journey Planner

    Plan your train journey in the UK or Europe with Trainline's Journey Planner. Enter your stations, dates, ticket types and Railcards to get the best deals, timetables, changes and First Class options.

  6. Welcome to the new National Rail site

    Learn how to use the new Journey Planner on the National Rail site to check train times, fares and book tickets. Find out how to customise your route, view and choose your options, and review and buy tickets.

  7. National Rail

    National Rail and the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) administer the sale of different ticket types and train ticket discounts in the UK such as Season Tickets, Railcards, Off-Peak tickets and many more. The good news is, you can buy all these different UK ticket types with Trainline. Using our Journey Planner, you can also find timetables, live train times and cheap train tickets when you book in ...

  8. National Rail Enquiries

    National Rail Enquiries lets you plan, book and keep up to date with all your train travel in one easy app. Manage your journeys across the Great Britain train network with My Travel, plan new routes with our comprehensive journey planner and receive real time travel updates. Personalised to you, you can check timetables, set up travel alerts ...

  9. Your UK Train Journey Planner

    Find the best fares for your train journey in the UK with the Fare Finder tool from National Rail Enquiries. You can compare prices and times for different routes, operators and ticket types, and book your tickets online. Whether you are travelling for work or leisure, the Fare Finder can help you save money and time.

  10. ‎National Rail Enquiries on the App Store

    National Rail Enquiries lets you plan, book and keep up to date with all your train travel in one easy app. Manage your journeys across the Great Britain train network with My Travel, plan new routes with our comprehensive journey planner and receive real time travel updates. Personalised to you, you can check timetables, set up travel alerts ...

  11. Journey Planner

    Ticket Summary. The gateway to Britain's National Rail network. A portal into UK rail travel including train company information and promotions; train times; fares enquiries; ticket purchase and train running information.

  12. UK Train Times

    Checking first and last train times. All our UK train times pages show the first and last train time for today. Although most UK train companies follow a standard Monday-Friday and weekend service timetable, there are sometimes alterations to these times that could affect your journey. Most trains in the UK, except special services to some airports and London Underground's Night Tube, do not ...

  13. National Rail Enquiries App

    National Rail Enquiries lets you plan, book and keep up to date with all your train travel in 1 easy app. Manage your journeys across the Great Britain train network with My Travel, plan new routes with our comprehensive journey planner and receive real time travel updates. The app can be personalised, and you can check timetables, set up ...

  14. National Rail Enquiries

    Details of incidents affecting the rail network are published on the National Rail Enquiries website; Contains details of the problem, impact and advice of alternative options; ... Text Me My Journey Plan. Plan your journey through our online Journey Planner; Receive your train times direct to your phone; Social media - Facebook, Twitter.

  15. Train Journey Planner

    Our dedicated journey planner will make planning rail journeys quick and easy. Plan your journey anywhere in the UK. Simply enter your departure and arrival stations and our journey planning tool will tell you everything you need know, including: Our timetable data is sourced directly from National Rail, so our Journey Planner only shows up-to ...

  16. Cheap Train Tickets, Rail Times & Fares Finder

    National Rail Enquiries is the UK's number 1 resource for train tickets, timetables, fare enquiries, train company information, promotions and live train running information from the official source of UK rail travel. When finding your journey and clicking on the 'Buy Now' button, you will be taken to a train operator or third-party retailer ...

  17. Check Train Journeys

    You may be able to get a refund or compensation for delays to your journey Off-peak and Super Off-peak tickets are valid outside peak travel hours - learn more about our ticket types You can speak to our Social Media Team between 06:00 and 23:00 from Monday to Friday (including bank holidays) and between 07:00 and 23:00 on weekends.

  18. Plan Your Journey

    The gateway to Britain's public transport network. Latest News. Plan your journey; About Traveline

  19. Trainline : Search, Compare & Buy Cheap Train Tickets

    Cheap train tickets - buy in advance and save 61%* We're here to help you save on train tickets for your next rail journey. Our Journey Planner compares train times and prices across hundreds of operators in UK and Europe so you don't have to. One of the best ways to secure cheap train tickets is to buy your tickets in advance - the sooner you book your Advance tickets, the more you'll save.

  20. Train Timetables

    If you would like to have a timetable printed and sent to you by post, you can contact National Rail Customer Relations by: email at [email protected]. Please remember to include your name and postal address if you request your timetable/s by email. telephone on 0800 022 3720. Phone lines are open from 9:00 to 17:00 Monday ...

  21. Planning your Train Journey

    Service updates. Travel updates Latest travel information and updates. Industrial action Information about upcoming train strikes and industrial action. Timetables Find Southern timetables by station and download train times. Planned engineering work Details of planned engineering work on our network. Live map Real-time service status and route display. Alternative route maps Alternative train ...

  22. Plan a journey

    Places. Choose postcodes, stations and places for quick journey planning. Plan your journey across the TfL network. Journey planner for Bus, Tube, London Overground, DLR, Elizabeth line, National Rail, Tram, River Bus, IFS Cloud Cable Car, Coach.

  23. Live Trains Status and Departures Boards

    Check National Rail live trains real time status and departure boards for all train stations. Get train times, station and platform details before departure.

  24. New to taking a sleeper train? Here's the best way to book ...

    Here's the best way to book tickets and plan your journey Sarah Marks, of London, looks out at the Italian countryside on TrenItalia's Intercity Notte sleeper train from Palermo to Rome, 10 June ...