About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Apsley railway station, Atherleigh railway station, Becontree tube station, Besses o' th' Barn Metrolink station, Bowker Vale Metrolink station, Canley railway station, Carfin railway station, Chalkwell railway station, Cold Meece railway station, Croftfoot railway station, Dagenham Heathway tube station, East Tilbury railway station, Elm Park tube station, Girtford Halt railway station, Hillington East railway station, Hillington West railway station, Hillside railway station, King's Park railway station, Lea Hall railway station, Leeds railway station, Leigh-on-Sea railway station, Manor Road railway station, Measurements railway station, Mosspark railway station, Oldland Common railway station, Southend East railway station, South Kenton station, Squires Gate railway station, Upminster Bridge tube station, Upney tube station, Wedgwood railway station, West Allerton railway station, Whitmore railway station, Williamwood railway station, Woodhall railway station. Excerpt: Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City station) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The station provides connections to London, Bristol, Plymouth and the South West, Nottingham, Birmingham and the Midlands, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Edinburgh and the North East, Manchester and Liverpool and the North West, Hull, Scarborough, Selby and Doncaster, as well as to local and regional destinations in Yorkshire. It is also the terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line, as well as the hub of the Metro commuter network. It is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square, at the bottom of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel; it is one of 18 stations managed by Network Rail. With over 24 million passenger entries and exits between April 2010 and March 2011, Leeds was the third-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom outside London, after Glasgow Central and Birmingham New Street. According to Network Rail, which manages the station, over 36.8 million people use the station annually. The North Concourse (Wellington Quarter) - The shops on the left were previously the entrances to bay platforms for local services Leeds railway station from City Square including City House.The station is situated on a hill falling from the south of the city down to the River Aire and the Leeds canal basin. Much of it is supported on a huge number of Victorian brick vaulted arches known to the people of Leeds as The Dark Arches. Situated just off Neville Street under the Dark Arches is Granary Wharf, a shopping centre consisting of cafes, restaurants, shops and exhibition spaces nestling in the arches directly beneath the railway station. The station itself has 17 platforms, making it the largest (by number of platforms) in England outside London. There are eleven terminus platforms and six through platforms. Retail facilities within the station include coffee shops, fast food outlet