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For the most up to date and accurate information
specific to your rail journey, use National Rail
Enquiries. Cycle information is available on
desktop, mobile, iPad, iPhone & Android
devices and includes information on:
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information on hire cycles at station
Cycles are carried free on
National Rail services
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reservation of cycle space is also normally provided, and
this is strongly recommended to guarantee your journey.
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National Rail encourages the integrated use of cycles
and trains – two convenient and environmentally friendly
forms of transport. To plan your cycle-rail journey, please
check the terms and conditions for taking your cycle on
the train detailed in this leaflet.
General Advice
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times, generally morning (0700-1000) and evening (16001900) commuter services to and from London, and some
local services, as listed in this leaflet.
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reservations on some or all of their services. On such
trains a common-sense approach may apply where
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diameter are carried without restriction on all trains
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cover the cycle and place it in luggage racks. You may
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multiple reservations for each part of the journey, and it
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trains operating on all legs of such a journey.
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with the train operator prior to travel.
National Rail
Cycling
by Train 2015
Cycles are carried free of charge on UK
domestic services.
Fully folded cycles, with wheels up to
a size of 20” in diameter, are carried
as luggage, without restriction on all
trains. You may be required to cover the
cycle and place it in a luggage rack.
Tandems are only carried by exception
and where stated.
Abellio Greater Anglia
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carried at the discretion of the Conductor,
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Millennium Stadium. For dates of events
REFERTOTHEWEBSITEORCALLTHE#USTOMER
Relations Department on 0845 6061 660
Reservations can be made:
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East Coast
Tel: 0845 722 5225
www.eastcoast.co.uk
London King’s Cross – Eastern Counties
– Yorkshire – North East England –
Scotland.
2ESERVATIONSARECOMPULSORY4HREECYCLE
SPACESPERTRAINONDIESELHIGHSPEEDTRAINS
and five cycle spaces per train on electric
HIGHSPEEDTRAINS
4ANDEMSCANBECONVEYEDSUBJECTTO
LENGTHRESTRICTIONSBUTREQUIRETWOCYCLE
reservations.
Tel: 0345 600 7245
www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
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London Liverpool Street – Norwich,
intercity services and local services in
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Tel: 0845 601 4873
www.c2c-online.co.uk
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SHORTPLATFORMSSEEWEBSITEFORFULLDETAILS
London Fenchurch Street – Southend
Central and Shoeburyness.
Reservations can be made:
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Reservations are compulsory on intercity
services. Reservations are not available on
local services.
Six cycle spaces per intercity train and four
CYCLESPACESPERLOCALTRAIN#ARRIAGEOF
additional cycles is at the discretion of the
conductor.
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the nearest station.
London Liverpool Street – Southend
Victoria, Colchester and Ipswich and
London Liverpool Street – Chingford,
Enfield, Hertford, Cambridge, Kings Lynn.
Reservations not available, restrictions
apply Monday to Friday 0745 to 0945 and
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Reservations not available. Cycles carried
subject to space.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday
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,ONDON&ENCHURCH3TREETANDONSERVICES
DEPARTING&ENCHURCH3TREETBETWEEN
and 1842.
Chiltern Railways
East Midlands Trains
Tel: 0845 712 5678
www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
4WOCYCLESPERTRAINONALLSERVICES
Reservations compulsory on:
London Marylebone – Aylesbury
Vale Parkway, Stratford-upon-Avon,
Birmingham and Kidderminster.
Main Line services to and from London
including journeys between Sheffield,
Derby, Leicester, Loughborough and
Nottingham.
Local services between Liverpool Lime
Street and Norwich.
Reservations not available. Cycles carried,
subject to space and at the discretion of staff.
Reservations are not available on:
East Midlands local services – all other routes.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
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to 1930.
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THESTATIONSOTHATWECANHELPYOUTOTHE
correct place on the platform to board as
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Tel: 0845 600 5165
www.chilternrailways.co.uk
Reservations can be made:
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on the above number
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Customer Relations team on 0345 600 745
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Tel: 0333 3211 202
www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
First Great Western
Local, medium and long distance
services throughout Wales to Cardiff,
West Wales, Aberystwyth, Manchester,
Birmingham International and Holyhead.
Tel: 0845 700 0125
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
High Speed Train services between London,
South Wales and the West Country.
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spaces per train.
CrossCountry
Local services in and around Cardiff, the
Vale of Glamorgan and South Wales
Valleys.
Tel: 0844 811 0124
www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Restrictions apply Monday to Saturday
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Cardiff:
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London Overground
South West Trains
Stansted Express
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d) On trains scheduled to depart Ely or
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Tel: 0343 222 1234
www.tfl.gov.uk/overground
Tel: 0845 600 0650
www.southwesttrains.co.uk
Tel: 0845 600 7245
www.stanstedexpress.com
South West London, Berkshire, Surrey,
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset,
Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon.
London Liverpool Street – Stansted
Airport.
Reservations can be made:
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First Hull Trains
Tel: 0845 678 6975
www.heathrowconnect.com
Tel: 0845 071 0222
www.hulltrains.co.uk
Hull, Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster,
Retford, Grantham, Stevenage and
London King’s Cross.
Reservations recommended. Four cycle
spaces per train.
Reservations can be made:
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Long distance services between
Scotland, South Wales and England:
East Midlands, East Anglia, North East,
South and South West.
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spaces and one further space for
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reservation carried subject to space, on a
first come, first served basis.
Reservations can be made:
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Reservations are compulsory Monday to
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carried on most services.
Local services between London, the
Cotswolds and throughout the Thames
Valley.
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spaces per train.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
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Heathrow Connect
London Paddington, Ealing Broadway,
West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes
& Harlington – Heathrow Airport local
service.
Reservations not available. One cycle
space per train.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
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Merseyrail
Reservations are not available for any other
services. Number of space varies from
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Northern and Wirral line services
around Merseyside.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday,
cycles are not permitted on:
Reservations are not available. Cycle
spaces are subject to availability.
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inclusive from and to the
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comfort and that of others to travel off
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cyclists situated at both ends of the train.
Northern
Tel: 0845 600 1674
www.tpexpress.co.uk
Tel: 0333 222 0125
www.northernrail.org
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MAXIMUMOFTWOCYCLESPERTRAINWITHA
valid cycle reservation.
Inter-urban and local trains across the
North of England and parts of the East
Midlands.
Reservations compulsory and available:
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Tel: 0151 702 2071
www.merseyrail.org
CARRIAGETRAINCYCLESPACES
CARRIAGETRAINCYCLESPACES
First TransPennine Express
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spaces per train.
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Junction 0745 to 0900 to the area
bounded by Clapham Junction,
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Tel: 0345 026 4700
www.thameslinkrailway.com
Cycles may be conveyed on services
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at any time.
Reservations can be made:
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Southeastern
ScotRail
Tel: 01732 378 751 or 0845 000 2222
www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
Tel: 0845 950 1530
www.gatwickexpress.com
Tel: 0330 303 0112
www.scotrail.co.uk
South East London, Kent and East
Sussex.
Caledonian Sleepers between Scotland
and London.
Reservations not available. Cycles carried
TOSUBJECTTOSPACEBEINGAVAILABLEANDAT
the discretion of the conductor.
London Victoria and Brighton – Gatwick
Airport.
Reservations not available.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
any services due to arrive or depart from
,ONDON6ICTORIABETWEENTOOR
1600 to 1900.
Heathrow Express
Tel: 0845 600 1515
www.heathrowexpress.com
London Paddington – Heathrow Airport.
Reservations not available. One cycle
space per train.
Tel: 0845 603 4852
www.grandcentralrail.com
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday on
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North Eastern England and Yorkshire to
London King’s Cross.
Island Line Trains
Reservations not available. Cycles can be
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LASTCARRIAGES
Tel: 0845 600 0650
www.southwesttrains.co.uk
Isle of Wight only
Reservations not available. Four cycle
spaces per train.
Great Northern
London Midland
Tel: 0345 026 4700
www.greatnorthernrail.com
Tel: 0844 811 0133
www.londonmidland.com
Reservations not available.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday (except
public holidays):
Reservations not available.
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Hertford North timed to arrive in
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London – Birmingham, Birmingham –
Liverpool and local regional services in
and around the West Midlands.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday 0700 to
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sleeper. Six cycle spaces per train on
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All other ScotRail services.
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Cycle reservations are also available (but not
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Cycle reservations are available up to 12
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reservations are not available and space
is limited.
ScotRail Cycle Rescue Service covers
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complete the cycle portion of your journey
as a result of an accident, vandalism or
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rail travellers at various locations across
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can be accepted on Stansted Express
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be carried at anytime.
Thameslink
Gatwick Express
Grand Central Rail
Arriva Trains Wales
2ESERVATIONSNOTAVAILABLE4WOCYCLE
spaces per train.
Local, rural and inter-urban services
throughout the West Country.
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SERVICESARRIVINGINTO,ONDON-ONDAY
TO&RIDAYBETWEENANDAND
LEAVING,ONDONBETWEENAND
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permitted if your journey starts in
+ENTOR%AST3USSEXANDTERMINATES
ANYWHEREBEFORETHESTATIONSNAMED
above, subject to space.
Southern
Tel: 0845 127 2920
www.southernrailway.com
London – Surrey, Sussex and South
East England.
Reservations not available.
Southern operates trains formed
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unit. Cycles are carried subject to space,
on a first come, first served basis.
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Olympia.
Reservations not available. Cycles
carried subject to space.
Restrictions apply Monday to Friday
(except public holidays):
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Virgin Trains
Tel: 0871 977 4222
www.virgintrains.co.uk
West Coast: London – West Midlands
– North Wales – North West England
and Scotland.
Reservations compulsory.
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can be carried.
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member of the station platform team for
the location of the cycle space before
you board the train.
Reservations can be made:
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s6IA6IRGIN4ELESALES4EAM
Eurostar
Tel: 0844 822 5822
www.eurostar.com
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CARRIEDONBOARDASPARTOFYOUR
luggage allowance.
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120cm long can use turn-up-and-go
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way from London and 15€ from Paris
or Brussels.
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BAGSMORETHANCMNEEDTOUSE
REGISTEREDBAGGAGESERVICEaEACH
way from London, 29€ from Paris or
25€ from Brussels. Guaranteed same
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FORaEACHWAY
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and LondonBIKEBAGSBETWEENCM
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luggage allowance.
To make a reservation in advance or
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www.eurostar.com