The first station in Richmond was built in 1846, not on the same site as the present building which…read moreopened its doors in 1937. Richmond station serves as a terminus for zone 4 district line services and also as a stop for many national rail services out of Waterloo and into Surrey. You can get to Hammersmith on the district line in around 15 minutes, or into Waterloo in around 16 mins on the main line fast service, of which there are around 2 per hour. This makes Richmond very commutable. The final piece of the puzzle serving North London is the Silverlink service, which, if you can brave the crack addicts can get you all the way to Hampsted in around 40 mins. It feels like the slowest train in the world right now, although TfL are taking over management so perhaps it will improve. There are 7 platforms, 1+2 for main line services, 3+4 for Silverlink, and 5-7 for district line. I would advise skipping the ticket office and machines in the entrance hall and going to the ones on platform level which are much less busy. There is a front entrance onto Richmond High Street, and a handy back entrance onto Church Road which is much more pleasant, but floods everytime it rains. It was recently voted South West Trains 'Station of the Year 2007' in mysterious circumstances. If you're hungry, I would advise popping into Source next door and getting a take out, which you can scoff on the way into London...

This is a cracking little interchange really. Using this station daily has make me realise that…read moretrains are often late, but mostly i love the fact that the services are all on the boards meaning you have some very strange places lke Upminster in Essex as final desinations. Transport for London have just renamed the sliverlink service 'London Overground' and there is new trains on the way in 2008 or 2009. I personally find it to be slow but quite good for getting to Camden, King's Cross etc without going into Zone 1. There is a new Marks and Spencer where the Door shop used to be by the ticket barriers in the entrance hall. I still think Phil is right about going to Source though instead though!

Busy and easy train station to navigate Quickest way to…read morecentral London from here Trains can be delayed on and off Clean and enough food stalls and shops for the size

I won't say that this station is huge, but compared to a lot of other stations that I've visited,…read moreit is still pretty massive. Well, that probably should be surprising considering that Croydon is a pretty major metropolitan hub, so of course there is going to be a pretty large station here. Like a lot of stations, it's not bad at all, and reasonably easy to get around. Oh, and there are lots of shops there as well.

Busy and well-connected station with access to Underground, Overground, DLR, and trains. Easy for…read moreshopping at Westfield nearby. Can get very crowded during peak hours, but overall convenient and efficient for travel.

Stratford Station is the train station that we used most often when we stay in London. We always…read morestay at a hotel close to Stratford Station because it is very convenient. So many of the different train lines stop at Stratford Station. As others have mentioned, this station is huge! We've gotten a bit confused a couple of times during our stay. The staff have been very helpful in directing us where to go to get to our destination. For our most recent trip to London, there were quite a bit of homeless folks and litter outside the station. Never noticed any on our past trips to London. Other than that, I have no complaints about Stratford Station.

It's an average Tube station. But it's not like anyone is going to avoid this station due to good…read moreor bad reviews. But the signage could be better, or just exist at all. This is not specific to just this station, but many of them. It may be easier to just walk to Paddington Station from here.

This station is basically named after the large arch that happens to stand at one entrance to Hyde…read morePark, and it is quite easy to get there as well. Another thing is that speakers corner is nearby as well, though it has been ages since I have actually checked it out (and the last time it was basically a bunch of people arguing). It's quite a nice station though, and rather accessible as well. Yeah, I liked it.

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!

Okay, like this station may not be all that grand, but at least it dumps you in the middle of a…read moreshopping district, which I what I believe stations are supposed to do. Well, also there is the high density housing, but I haven't been paying too much attention to that. Anyhow, this station really wasn't all that bad. Quite handy actually.

Balham Station has both an underground stop and a National Rail station…read more For the underground, the only option from this station is the Northern line. The main problem with this line is that it can be quite packed during the morning rush hour. It gets to Balham fairly packed and leaves completely packed. I really don't know how people in Clapham actually get to work. For the National Rail station, you can get the train to other major train stations in London. Depending on the train you catch, you can get to Clapham Junction in one stop. A downside of this station, as mentioned in some other reviews. Is that the lines to refill your Oyster card can be quite long. You definitely want to avoid doing this during the morning rush hour. On the plus side, there are places to get a coffee, both in the entrance and on the platform of the train station part. Also, the station is well situated in the area with plenty of shops, restaurants and pubs nearby. You can likely pick up whatever you need without making a big detour on your way from the station to your home.

What: Waterloo station. We took the Underground to Waterloo then followed the signs to the trains…read moreto take the Southwestern Railway (SWR) to Salisbury. It was clearly labeled. We arrived very early for fear of missing our train and kept checking the boards overhead for our listing and wasn't seeing it. Finally 20 minutes to departure I found an employee to ask and they were like yeah Number 9 right there. I wasn't thinking that my stop wasn't the last stop on the line so I wasn't see Salisbury in the list of several stops. Duh! Anyway finally got on and it was a smooth 1 hour 23 minute ride. Ambiance: there are tons of shops here with lots of food options to choose from. We went to Pret and bought sandwiches and drinks to eat on the train as that is allowed.

Busy busy busy. Bustling and confounding. The only station I used that I had trouble navigating…read more Once you can find an employee, they are helpful. I think if I was in London more often, I would get used to it. But in my two visits to the city, I have found this station to be the most difficult to figure out. But it is clean, it is bright, and it is a hub with several food and shop options. It does its job.

Incredible majestic train station as well as an underground (metro) station. Classic European vibe…read morewith nice stores inside. Huge LED information screens too. This is also close to the Padding and Edgware station. This is wide open to the elements so I imagine in the winter it can be quite cold.

Okay, a lot of people equate the underground station with the mainline station. I don't. Don't ask…read moreme why, but it is probably because they had different symbols, and I suspect maintained by different authorities (though I could be wrong). Anyway, this station allows you to get into Marylebone station, which compared to other mainline stations, is actually rather small. Apparently, this area used to be pretty dodgy as well, if the number of pubs is anything to go by. I believe that I've already made some comments on this station, but no doubt that has to do with the fact that I insist that the Underground station isn't the same as the mainline station. It is rather small, comparatively, but that probably has a lot to do with Chiltern railways being a rather small company, as opposed to the larger ones that operate out of the larger stations. Despite it being small, it still has some charm, and unlike Fenchurch Street, it has it's own underground station.