Reading station. Clean, bright, functional railway station. Less than 15 minutes from Central…read moreLondon. Take the Great Western line.

I'd have to say that this is a pretty major station, especially considering that there are an awful…read morelot of platforms, and pretty much all of the trains that pass through here will stop. It's also the western terminus of the Elizabeth Line, which is helpful, especially if you work in the city. I was going to say that it is the edge of London, but I suspect Reading is a separate city all of its own. Pretty cool station though.

This station has something in it for me. It's great for trainspotting. Freight traffic can be seen…read morethroughout the day and night carrying anything from cars to logs. As a commuter as nice as it is to have it as a station stop it's completely impractical when boarding and exiting. The volume of ticket barriers is far from adiquate for the volume of commuters which is frustrating when exiting but even more annoying when faced with disembarking passengers whilst you are trying to board.

This was the smallest train station I visited in England - and it does the job. Just go swipe your…read moreOyster card and get on the train - no fuss. It's open to the elements a bit, so might not be fun in a rainy downpour.

Due to a lift issue at Harrow and Wealdstone Station, I had to take a half an hour detour out of my…read morejourney to continue on my Southern Railway train to Harrow Station, only to end up waiting for another train to take me back to Wembley Central, which goes on the opposite platform with a working lift, this trip to the station because of this was an unwanted one. Harrow and Wealdstone Station is a train station in the Harrow area of London, and for ticketing it is classed as region 5. This is quite an old station, to the point where it was made a Grade II Listed building in 1990. The worst ever British railway crash in 1952, which killed 112 people also sadly occurred here at this station. The station is managed by London Underground but has both Underground and Overground trains. As mentioned this station is pretty old, and it has nothing too special about it, it doesn't have a lot of shops or coffee-shops in the station. Services from here go into the likes of Milton Keynes, Wembley Central and London Euston, with the London Euston being an Overground or London Midland service, as I recall this calls at Wembley Central, so if you're going to watch a football match at Wembley this station isn't too far away for you in terms of getting a train into Wembley. As mentioned, a decent yet not fantastic overall level of more local train connections run from here to the likes of Watford, Milton Keynes, Wembley and London, and this station isn't terrible but overall as it lacks any special feature, other than being a Grade II listed building, I sadly feel Harrow and Wealdstone Station deserves a two-star rating, which even then is a little generous.

Very nice tube station to travel into London to avoid the crazy traffic if you are renting a car…read moreand need to go into central London. They have 2 car parks operated by machine. Very quick to get in / out of the station - just mind where you entered and where you exit. Used the Oyster card and found it very easy to tap in / out. The staff working there are very friendly and will help you out if get confused. Just remember they have 4 platforms and the above ground trains help you see that. Found their bathroom & snack shop very useful for the 35 minute trip into London!

I'll say that this is a pretty good underground station, but it also seems to connect with the…read moremainlines as well, though I'm not all that sure whether I could consider Thameslink to be mainline. Well, it is run by a private company, but its lines are included on the map, and you can use the oyster card on its metropolitan routes, but as it turns out, you can pretty much do that with all of the trains so I guess that doesn't really count. Yeah, I didn't mind this station, but them like with most of them I'm only passing through many of them, and I suspect that if I actually lived in London I'd have a somewhat different perspective.

Farringdon Station, I'd like you a whole lot more if you were ever open at the weekend (when I…read moreactually need you.) As it stands, you've been closed for construction every single weekend in recent memory. However, you make getting to Paddington (and Heathrow Express) on week days a snap and I do appreciate that. Your First Capital Connect train services are also worth mentioning for folks who fly in and out of Gatwick. Me? I try to avoid that place at all costs.

Northwood station serves the Metroplitan line. Platform 1 going into London and platform 2 going in…read moretoo Watford or Chesham. The station is in Travelcard zone six. One of the platforms has a well heated waiting room. Both platforms have ample seating along the platform. Coming out of the station you have your usuals, but what is unique is they have a side room for bycycles to be parked in at your own peril. They have a newsagent and a flower shop which is attached to the station. Yes! their are areas that could do with a little update but it really isn't that bad. Grubby...I don't think so! This station is in a rich area, if it was that bad someone would of complained about it by now.

Greenford is situated on the Central Line of London Underground, and is also the terminus of the…read morebranch from West Ealing, from where trains continue onwards to Paddington. The first station on the site was on the Great Western extension line and opened in 1904, although this closed when the Central Line was extended from North Action as fas as Greenford in 1947. The Central Line was extended to its present terminus at West Ruislip in 1948. The station is essentially a large island platform situated on a viaduct, with a single terminating bay platform in the middle for the Paddington trains, providing a perfect interchange. The street level buildings are in a straightforward modernist style, the ticket hall having a raised roof with fully glazed walls, giving it a light and spacious feel. There are a number of small businesses in the ticket hall. The Central Line operates at roughly 4-5 minute intervals off-peak, reducing in the evenings and on Sundays. The Paddington to Greenford service operates half hourly Mondays to Saturdays (closed Sundays). Oyster pay-as-you-go can be used on the Paddington service, making a useful interchange with the District Line at Ealing Broadway. Buses E6, 92 and 105 (to Heathrow) stop outside the station entrance. For train anoraks, the terminating platform still retains its GWR-style lower quadrant semaphore signal, and there is a semaphore signal gantry on the adjacent National Rail line as well.

Based outside in West London, Greenford Station has quite a lot to offer, Connections to Paddington…read morethat takes about 25mins (good for when the Central Line has major delays, this overhead service will at least get you into London to catch other underground lines), Currently June 2015 the station is being upgraded to allow step free access and has also had an up escalator installed during the last 6 months, as there has been a big increase In the number of people using this station within the last 5 years, I'm lucky and travel out to Greenford from Oxford Circus so most of the time once past White City, I get a whole carriage to myself most days. Station has a cab office just past the ticket barriers, coffee shop and newsagent (where you can also top up your Oyster card of the queue is too long at the Oyster machines), plus bus stops directly outside the station, I would give this 5 stars but it loses one as there is no train information near the ticket office (showing you how long you have until the next train is due, you have wait until you are up on the platforms to see the train indicator boards, and many times I have just missed a train).

Watford Underground station serves the Metroplitian line and goes as far as Baker Street. From the…read moreplatform you will have fast trains only at peak times and normal every time. The platform has a lovely warm waiting room and benches along the platform. The men's toilets are on the platform. Due to the lack of digital timetable, you will get the noticboard telling you trains leave every 10mins and 5mins when its peak time. The station has two ticket kiosk, one ticket office, and a cash machine that has been handy many of times. The female toilets maybe old but always clean. You have three ticket barriers and big wide one for bikes, prams and luggage. Because their is no lift you do have to carry your bicycle etc up the stairs. Outside the station you have bicycle ranks, do pleased be warned bicycles have been known to go missing at this station. On your right you have a small newsagents and further round the corner a cab office. Station has good car drop off point/pick up as well. Watford Metroplitian station won't be here much longer due to the inmpending Croxely Rail link. I'm going to miss the scenic route to through Cassiobury Park to the station but until then I will continue to enjoy.

The only metropolitan line station in Watford at the end of the line that takes you to Baker Street…read moreeventually. Nothing in terms of facilities.

I pass through Stratford station often on my journey between Liverpool Street and Norwich, but this…read morewas my first time terminating (and originating) a journey here. Stratford is a critical lynchpin for the upcoming Olympics and the station has been upgraded significantly to make it easier for passengers from the DLR, Central, Jubilee and Overground, as well as National Rail and buses. The station is step-free. On the Central line, it is between Mile End and Leyton. It is the terminus for the DLR (the previous stop is Pudding Mill Lane), Jubilee (West Ham) and London Overground (Hackney Wick). Other than the nearby Olympic venues, the new Westfield mall is nearing completion nearby. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 with many ticket barricades and Oyster readers, as well as staffed and automated ticket booths. Lots of signs make it easy to get from one mode of transport to another, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a whole lot of walking involved.

Any transport hub that connects me to my beloved DLR is A-OK…read more I remember Stratford station back about 10+ years ago. Darn sure wasn't bright and built up like it is now. Don't get it twisted though, only half is built up and shiny - they left the other half in the crapper. Well connected hub here, not many staff around though and the trek from the tube to the DLR is, well, a trek. I purposely stayed away during the Olympics but even now, it still has a sense of chaos about it. Signage is much better and it also feels like they are still needing to 'finish' snag works here. Overall, it's fine.