The best and worst train stations in the UK - Which commuter stations should you avoid?

Whether we are commuting to and from work, travelling to see friends, or going on a well-deserved holiday, many of us use trains in our day-to-day lives. In fact, during 2020 - 2021, more than 380 million passenger journeys were made on national rail services in the UK.

According to the ORR (Office of Rail and Road) this increase in passengers has contributed to an overall deterioration in punctuality and reliability, and has also lead to an increase in complaints. Gathering information gathered from Tripadvisor databases, Distrelec has analysed the data to find out which stations make commuters the most, and least, happy.

This is what the data revealed:

Happiest Stations in the UK

The top fourteen stations include St Pancras station - one of the busiest stations in the UK, with major amenities, eateries and things to do. St. Pancras is among one of the best stations alongside Glasgow Central and three Welsh stations.

	Train Station	Place	Rating
1	St. Pancras International Station	London, Greater London	4.5
2	Glasgow Central Station	Glasgow, Scotland	4.5
3	Goathland Station	Goathland, North Yorkshire	4.5
4	Moor Street Railway Station	Birmingham, West Midlands	4.5
5	Grosmont Railway Station	Grosmont, North Yorkshire	4.5
6	Great Malvern Station	Great Malvern, Worcestershire	4.5
7	Caernarfon Railway Station	Gwynedd, Wales	4.5
8	Rothley Station	Rothley, Leicestershire	4.5
9	Berwyn Railway Station	Llangollen, Wales	4.5
10	Oxenhope station	Oxenhope, West Yorkshire	4.5
11	Bodiam Railway Station	Bodiam, East Sussex	4.5
12	Castletown Railway Station	Castletown, Isle of Man	4.5
13	Gleneagles Railway Station	Perth and Kinross, Scotland	4.5
14	Porthmadog Railway Station	Gwynedd, Wales	4.5

Unhappiest Stations in the UK

Leeds Station is the worst station according to reviewers.

Manchester's Victoria station and Edinburgh Waverly also make it on the list as some of the worst stations in the UK, but Euston tops the list for London stations.

	Train Station	Place	Rating
1	Leeds Station	Leeds, West Yorkshire	3
2	Victoria Station	Manchester, Greater Manchester	3.5
3	Edinburgh Waverley Station	Edinburgh, Scotland	3.5
4	Gatwick Airport Railway Station	Crawley, West Sussex	3.5
5	Preston Railway Station	Preston, Lancashire	3.5
6	Bristol Temple Meads Station	Bristol, Gloucestershire	3.5
7	London Euston Station	London, Greater London	3.5
8	Staines Railway Station	Staines, Surrey	3.5
9	Wolverhampton Railway Station	Wolverhampton, West Midlands	3.5
10	Glasgow Queen Street Station	Glasgow, Scotland	3.5
11	Belfast Central Railway Station	Belfast, Northern Ireland	3.5
12	Middlesbrough Train Station	Middlesborough, North Yorkshire	3.5
13	Nottingham Train Station	Nottingham. Nottinghamshire	3.5
14	Marylebone Station	London, Greater London	3.5
15	Gilmour Street Station	Paisley, Scotland	3.5
16	Chester Railway Station	Chester, Cheshire	3.5

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