Poor stations

This list comes out of a survey we ran in August 2007 to find the train stations in the country with weak links to other modes of transport and to city centres. Is there a station you’d like added to this list? Tell us about it.

The results of the survey throughout England and Wales found that:

Only 29% of respondents thought that the bus timetables at their station were clear and accurate
Only 12% of respondents thought that the bus timetables generally connected with the train timetable
A staggering 60% of respondents said that they would not feel safe leaving their bikes at the station
Sixty-two percent of respondents said that there was not a safe cycle route to the station
Only 36% of respondents felt that the paths to the station were safe, well-lit and free of obstacles
Sixty-one percent of respondents said that the town centre and nearby facilities were not well-signposted from the station entrance/exit

Since our survey, the Government has agreed to pilot station travel plans, which will improve access by public transport, walking and cycling to 31 stations

South East and London
Lewes
High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells
Cobham and Stoke D’Abernon
Peckham Rye
St Margaret’s station, Twickenham
Manor Park
Nunhead
Aylesham

South West
Weymouth
Bristol Temple Meads
Plymouth
Kemble (near Cirencester)
Highbridge and Burnham
Melksham

East of England
Marks Tey Station
Manningtree Station
Hitchin Station

"Chelmsford Station in Essex is small, cramped and can't cope with the number of London commuters. The ticket barriers are frequently broken which causes a huge build-up of passengers. The steps are too narrow to allow for more than one up / one down and during peak times the queue backs up on to the platform: I have to work out which carriage to get into so that I can get out parallel with the steps in order not to be caught in too long a queue. The waiting facilities are also pitiful. I don't get much for my £2,940 a year" - Nathan.