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      InterRegio connects cities and towns across Britain with fast and comfortable services. All run hourly, and combine along key corridors to give frequent services between major cities.

      RossRail Midlands' InterRegio services connect the major cities in central England and South Wales - from Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Hull in the North, to Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Swindon and London in the South. Most services use SuperVoyager and sola tilting trains travelling at up to 125mph (sola at 140mph on certain line sections)

      Details on major delays and engineering work are on the Network News page.

service
All passengers enjoy free tea, coffee, mineral water or orange juice*. On most of our services, operated by SuperVoyager and sola units, there is a power point at every seat and a selectio of audio channels.

* available off peak only on services operated by SuperVoyager and sola units. ^ Subject to a minimum fare paid of £10

BusinessStandard gives those paying premium prices for Standard Open tickets complimentary snacks, a newspaper and a dedicated steward.

In First Class, porters will carry your baggage and see you to your seat. Complimentary refreshments will be available from the buffet. You will travel in a reclining seat in a semi compartment, with a choice of audio visual entertainment, internet and StarPortal access, power points at every seat and computer networking facilities including a printer.

First Class service is available on services operated by SuperVoyager and sola units. Class 158 and sorrel units do not carry First Class accommodation. On some routes we cannot guarantee the type of train used. Complimentary portage is only available at main stations.

routes

	frequency (mins)		peak	daytime	early & late	night
group A	LIVERPOOL LIME STREET - Warrington Central - Manchester Deansgate - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Sheffield Midland - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Nottingham Midland - Grantham - Peterborough - Ely - NORWICH		60	60	60	60
	LIVERPOOL LIME STREET - Warrington Central - Manchester Deansgate - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Sheffield Midland - Derby Midland - LEICESTER LONDON ROAD		60	60	60	-
	BRADFORD INTERCHANGE - Barnsley - Sheffield Midland - Chesterfield - Alfreton - NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND		60	60	60	-
	SHEFFIELD MIDLAND - Chesterfield - Alfreton - NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND		60	60	60	-
group B	LIVERPOOL LIME STREET - Crewe - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton - Leicester London Road - Melton Mowbray - Stamford - Oakham - Peterborough - Ely - Cambridge - STANSTED AIRPORT		15-30	60	60	60
	LIVERPOOL LIME STREET - Crewe - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton - Leicester London Road - Melton Mowbray - Stamford - Oakham - Peterborough - Ely - NORWICH		60	60	60	-
group C	LINCOLN CENTRAL - Newark Castle - Nottingham Midland - Derby Midland - Uttoxeter - Stoke on Trent - Crewe - MANCHESTER AIRPORT		60	60	60	60
	NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND - Derby Midland - Uttoxeter - Stoke on Trent - CREWE		60	60	60	-
group D	CLEETHORPES - Grimsby Town - Lincoln Central - Newark Castle - Nottingham Midland - Derby Midland - Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Chepstow - Casnewydd - CAERDYDD CANOLOG		60	60	60	-
	SKEGNESS - Grantham - Nottingham Midland - Derby Midland - Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS		60	60	60	-
	SKEGNESS - Grantham - Nottingham Midland - DERBY MIDLAND		60	60	60	-
	LEEDS CITY - Wakefield Westgate - Rotherham Central - Sheffield Midland - Derby Midland - Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - SWINDON		60	60	60	60
	HULL PARAGON - Goole - Doncaster - Rotherham Central - Sheffield Midland - Derby Midland - Birmingham New Street - Worcester Foregate Street - Hereford - Abergavenny - Cwmbran - Casnewydd - Caerdydd Canolog - Port Talbot - ABERTAWE		60	60	60	-
group G	SWINDON - Oxford - Bicester Town - Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Market Harborough - LEICESTER LONDON ROAD		60	60	60	-
	MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL - Northampton - Market Harborough - Leicester London Road - DERBY MIDLAND		60	60	60	-
group H	HEREFORD - Worcester Foregate Street - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton - Leicester London Road - Nottingham Midland - Newark Castle - LINCOLN CENTRAL		30	30	60	-
group K	IPSWICH - Cambridge - Sandy - Bedford - Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Telford Central - SHREWSBURY		60	60	60	-
	NORTHAMPTON - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stoke on Trent - Crewe - Manchester Airport - MANCHESTER PICCADILLY		60	60	60	60
	NORTHAMPTON - Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - BLACKBURN InterRegio North		60	60	60	-
	STRATFORD UPON AVON - Solihull - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - BLACKBURN InterRegio North		60	60	60	-
	STRATFORD UPON AVON - Solihull - BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET		60	60	60	-
group M	LONDON ST. PANCRAS - Luton - Wellingborough - Desborough - Market Harborough - Leicester London Road - DERBY MIDLAND		60	60	60	-
	LONDON ST. PANCRAS - Luton - Wellingborough - Desborough - Market Harborough - Leicester London Road - NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND		20-40	60	60	60
group N	NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND - Leicester London Road - Nuneaton - Coventry - Banbury - OXFORD		60	60	60	-
	YORK - Doncaster - Retford - Newark Castle - Nottingham Midland - Leicester London Road - Nuneaton - COVENTRY		60	60	60	-
	LEICESTER LONDON ROAD - Nuneaton - COVENTRY		30	30	60	60

InterRegio NightStar    orange - link part of fireweb (4 trains per hour)

• InterRegio PlusBus

Bus add ons are available from

Abertawe (Swansea)
Barnsley Interchange, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham New Street & West Midlands, Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads, Bromford Central
Caerdydd Canolog (Cardiff Central), Casnewydd (Newport, Gwent), Castell-nedd (Neath), Causeway Green, Coventry, Cradley Heath
Deansgate (Manchester), Doncaster, Dudley Port

Grand Junction

Ipswich

Kings Norton
Leicester London Road, Longbridge
Manchester Airport, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Meadowhall Interchange, Milton Keynes Central
Northampton Castle, Norwich
Old Hill, Oxford
Pen-y-bont (Bridgend), Port Talbot Parkway

Rotherham Central
Sheffield Midland, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Solihull Interchange, Stockport, Stourbridge Junction, Swindon
Telford Central
University (Birmingham)

Wolverhampton High Level.

• Birmingham New Street - Caergybi - Dun Laoghaire (by fast ferry)

  This service will be transferred to a new InterCity grouping in due course, but is currently operated by InterRegio Midlands, running every 60 minutes daytime with a ferry connection to every train. The journey from Birmingham New Street to Dun Laoghaire takes around 3 hours.

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