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Middlesbrough, Saltburn, Newcastle and Whitby battle it out to be World Cup of Stations champion 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- North East is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 15 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station in North East and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
48 stations battle for glory of having the best local businesses in the 2024 World Cup of Stations
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- Get behind your local station and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
Dudley Port, Telford Central, Dorridge and Stoke on Trent battle it out to be World Cup of Stations champion 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- West Midlands is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 15 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station in West Midlands and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
Northampton, Nottingham, Belper and Ridgmont battle it out to be World Cup of Stations champton 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- East Midlands is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 15 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station in East Midlands and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
Harrogate, Huddersfield, York and Hull battle it out to be World Cup of Stations champion 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- Yorkshire and The Humber is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 15 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station in Yorkshire and The Humber and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
Glasgow Queen Street, Kilmarnock, Pitlochry and Edinburgh Waverley stations battle it out to be the pride of Scotland and the country’s champion in World Cup of Stations 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- Scotland is one of four contenders that will battle for public votes on 16 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station in Scotland and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
All aboard for economic growth: Rail travel contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses
- Rail travel supports local businesses and UK high streets, with train passengers contributing £9bn to independent businesses every year and over £23bn to UK high streets;
- Around half of passengers agree that rail contributes more to local businesses than other modes of transport;
- Overwhelming majority (70%) agree that having a train station helps their local economy and local businesses thrive;
- 48 stations will battle it out to be crowned the ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses’ in the World Cup of Stations 2024 - the public will be able to vote for their favourite railway station from 14 October.
Customers to benefit from pay as you go technology at additional 47 stations in the South East from the end of September
- From 22 September 2024, customers will be able to pay as you go with a contactless card or device at another 47 National Rail stations in South-East England.
- Pay as you go offers a more flexible and convenient travel experience as customers can tap in and tap out at stations, simplifying rail travel.
- Pay as you go with contactless will be offered to customers as another way to pay for their journey. Alongside existing pay as you go options (e.g. Smartcard, Oyster) where these are available for their journey, customers will also be able to continue to use barcode and paper tickets.
Summer Travel Alert: Rail travel is up to 70% cheaper than domestic flights, so ditch the plane and take the train this summer
- Travelling by rail can be up to 70% cheaper on similar routes than flying
- Travelling by plane takes longer than by train door-to-door for four out of the six domestic travel routes we looked at.
- There are over 7 times more rail services available per day from Manchester to London compared to flights (46 rail services compared to 6 flights when looking at the date 5 August).
Customers reminded to check before they travel due to upcoming one day strikes and overtime ban across train companies in May
- ASLEF will stage three, one-day strikes, across different train operating companies between 7 to 9 May, as well as an overtime ban across 16 train companies from Monday 6 to Saturday 11 May, which may lead to short-notice cancellations;
- Revised timetables for the strikes will be available on National Rail Enquiries and journey planners by 1 May;
- Customers are urged to check before they travel as there will be changes to services across large parts of the network, with some train operators not running any services on strike days;
- Customers who have to travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their first and last train will depart.