| Leicester is on the main route north from
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| | companies. There is also the CentreBus -
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| London, passing through the midlands. As
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| | Leicester which operates services
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| such it is well served by both road and
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| | specifically along the main arterial
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| rail links.
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| | routes and around Leicester City. As
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| Getting to and from Leicester:
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| | mentioned above, the main bus station in
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| The main railway station in Leicester is
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| | Leicester is the St Margarets bus
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| located on London Road, which is some way
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| | station.
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| from the city centre. There are two main
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| | Apart from at the main railway and bus
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| railway services passing through
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| | stations, there are numerous taxi ranks
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| Leicester. Central Trains, operating
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| | around the city from which you can use
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| east-west, whose City Links service
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| | one of the city's Hackney cabs.
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| running between Norwich and Liverpool
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| | Alternatively, there are plenty of
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| passes through Leicester, and Midland
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| | private hire taxi firms you can phone to
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| Mainline, operating north-south, which
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| | use. The most central taxi rank to the
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| provides the train service linking with
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| | city centre is at Humberstone gate to the
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| the capital city of England, St Pancras
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| | east of the Clock Tower.
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| station in London. The principle Midland
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| | As with any major city, Leicester city
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| Mainline service running through
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| | roads can become very congested,
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| Leicester is Sheffield - London. Despite
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| | especially during the rush hours.
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| being away from the city centre the
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| | Congestion is not helped by the veritable
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| railway station has good links into the
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| | maze of 'one-way' streets encountered in
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| city centre from the public transport
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| | the city centre, which to anyone driving
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| buses and taxis. If you fancy a bit of
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| | around the city for the first time,
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| nostalgia there is also the Great Central
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| | become as annoying as they are difficult
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| Railway that runs a steam train service
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| | to navigate. To get around the city
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| between Leicester North and Loughborough
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| | centre there is no single ring road. The
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| Central. (NB. Leicester North station is
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| | A594 to the north of the city provides
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| not used by other national railway
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| | half of a ring road, but to the south
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| companies.)
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| | there is only a collection of roads that
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| National Express coach services linking
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| | allow you to get around, as opposed to
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| Leicester to other nationwide cities run
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| | directing you around on a ring road.
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| from the St Margarets Bus Station to the
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| | Within the city all the major shopping
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| north of the city centre off the A594 on
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| | areas are well served for car parking
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| Gravel Street. The bus station is also
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| | with a variety of long and short stay car
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| used by Stage Coach services and the
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| | parks. Bulletins regarding congestion and
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| local bus route operators. In January
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| | parking are regularly broadcast by local
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| 2006 an extensive refurbishment programme
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| | radio stations.
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| for the bus station was begun.
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| | Being a largely flat city Leicester lends
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| There is no Leicester airport as such.
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| | itself well to anyone wishing to cycle in
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| Leicester does have an aerodrome suitable
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| | or through it. With over 60 miles of
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| for small/light aircraft and helicopters
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| | sign-posted cycle-ways and plans for a
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| but has no facilities for larger
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| | network of safer on and off road cycle
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| aircraft. The main airport that is
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| | lanes, Leicester is probably one of the
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| nearest to Leicester is Nottingham East
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| | more forward thinking cities regarding
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| Midlands, which is about 20 miles (30km)
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| | the use of cycles as a means of local and
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| away, a short journey north up the M1
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| | environmentally friendly transport.
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| motorway. Also nearby are Birmingham,
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| | The River Soar runs through Leicester on
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| Luton and Coventry airports. SkyLink runs
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| | its way to join the River Trent to the
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| a direct coach service linking Leicester
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| | north. It is a small river and is really
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| and East Midlands airport.
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| | only navigable by small/pleasure boats.
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| Major road routes for Leicester are
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| | However, the Grand Union Canal also runs
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| maintained by the Highways Agency. The
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| | through Leicester and was, in its day, a
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| main road route to Leicester from the
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| | major transport route carrying goods
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| south or north is the M1, the first
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| | north and south. The Grand Union canal
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| motorway to be built in England and now
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| | and the River Soar meet in the south of
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| linking London and Leeds. The M69
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| | Leicester in a suburb called Ayleston.
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| provides a direct link to the M6 motorway
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| | Today the canal is part of the popular
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| heading west to Birmingham and then north
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| | tourist industry in canal-barge holidays.
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| as far as Carlisle. Heading east, the
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| | Although not yet started Leicester has
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| main routes are by the A6 which links up
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| | ambitious plans to re-develop its
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| with the A14 to Cambridge and A47 that
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| | waterside area.
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| heads out to Peterborough.
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| | General enquiries regarding public
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| Travel in and around Leicester:
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| | transport in Leicester are directed by
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| The main local public transport bus
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| | Leicester City Council to Travel Line UK,
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| services in Leicester are operated by
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| | alternatively 'phone 08706082608.
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| Arriva (Fox County) and First Leicester
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