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Transport in and around Leicester

Getting  to  and  from  Leicester:is also the CentreBus - Leicester which
operates services specifically along the main
The main railway station in Leicester isarterial routes and around Leicester City. As
located on London Road, which is some waymentioned above, the main bus station in
from the city centre. There are two mainLeicester  is  the  St Margarets bus station.
railway services passing through Leicester.
Central Trains, operating east-west, whoseApart from at the main railway and bus
City Links service running between Norwichstations, there are numerous taxi ranks
and Liverpool passes through Leicester, andaround the city from which you can use one of
Midland Mainline, operating north-south,the city's Hackney cabs. Alternatively, there
which provides the train service linking withare plenty of private hire taxi firms you can
the capital city of England, St Pancrasphone to use. The most central taxi rank to
station in London. The principle Midlandthe city centre is at Humberstone gate to the
Mainline service running through Leicester iseast  of  the  Clock  Tower.
Sheffield - London. Despite being away from
the city centre the railway station has goodAs with any major city, Leicester city roads
links into the city centre from the publiccan become very congested, especially during
transport buses and taxis. If you fancy athe rush hours. Congestion is not helped by
bit of nostalgia there is also the Greatthe veritable maze of 'one-way' streets
Central Railway that runs a steam trainencountered in the city centre, which to
service between Leicester North andanyone driving around the city for the first
Loughborough Central. (NB. Leicester Northtime, become as annoying as they are
station is not used by other national railwaydifficult to navigate. To get around the city
companies.)centre there is no single ring road. The A594
to the north of the city provides half of a
National Express coach services linkingring road, but to the south there is only a
Leicester to other nationwide cities run fromcollection of roads that allow you to get
the St Margarets Bus Station to the north ofaround, as opposed to directing you around on
the city centre off the A594 on Gravela ring road. Within the city all the major
Street. The bus station is also used by Stageshopping areas are well served for car
Coach services and the local bus routeparking with a variety of long and short stay
operators. In January 2006 an extensivecar parks. Bulletins regarding congestion and
refurbishment programme for the bus stationparking are regularly broadcast by local
was  begun.radio  stations.
There is no Leicester airport as such.Being a largely flat city Leicester lends
Leicester does have an aerodrome suitable foritself well to anyone wishing to cycle in or
small/light aircraft and helicopters but hasthrough it. With over 60 miles of sign-posted
no facilities for larger aircraft. The maincycle-ways and plans for a network of safer
airport that is nearest to Leicester ison and off road cycle lanes, Leicester is
Nottingham East Midlands, which is about 20probably one of the more forward thinking
miles (30km) away, a short journey north upcities regarding the use of cycles as a means
the M1 motorway. Also nearby are Birmingham,of local and environmentally friendly
Luton and Coventry airports. SkyLink runs atransport.
direct coach service linking Leicester and
East  Midlands  airport.The River Soar runs through Leicester on its
way to join the River Trent to the north. It
Major road routes for Leicester areis a small river and is really only navigable
maintained by the Highways Agency. The mainby small/pleasure boats. However, the Grand
road route to Leicester from the south orUnion Canal also runs through Leicester and
north is the M1, the first motorway to bewas, in its day, a major transport route
built in England and now linking London andcarrying goods north and south. The Grand
Leeds. The M69 provides a direct link to theUnion canal and the River Soar meet in the
M6 motorway heading west to Birmingham andsouth of Leicester in a suburb called
then north as far as Carlisle. Heading east,Ayleston. Today the canal is part of the
the main routes are by the A6 which links uppopular tourist industry in canal-barge
with the A14 to Cambridge and A47 that headsholidays. Although not yet started Leicester
out  to  Peterborough.has ambitious plans to re-develop its
waterside  area.
Travel  in  and  around  Leicester:
General enquiries regarding public transport
The main local public transport bus servicesin Leicester are directed by Leicester City
in Leicester are operated by Arriva (FoxCouncil to Travel Line UK, alternatively
County) and First Leicester companies. There'phone 08706082608.



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