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Travelling by train offers a comfortable, environmentally friendly, and often faster alternative to other modes of transportation, allowing you to relax, enjoy the scenery, and arrive at your destination stress-free. 

Whether you're travelling by train for fun days out with family or friends or for your weekly commute here are just a few of the benefits that Northern offers when travelling on our trains. 

Why choose train travel with Northern?

Travel in style

Enjoy our upgraded fleet: 100+ new, state-of-the-art trains and 260 digitally refurbished trains.

Beat the traffic, enjoy the journey

No more sitting in traffic - Sit back, take in the views and enjoy a more comfortable journey.

Flexible travel

Enjoy flexible travel with all-day train services to over 500+ destinations

Save more on your journey

Find how much you could save when switching to train travel

Travel green, travel Smart

Reduce your carbon footprint and choose a more sustainable way to get around

Happy travels

No booking fees on our App

Get more out of your commute

Commute, your way

Enjoy the freedom to travel with daily, flexi season and season tickets

Stress-free parking

Enjoy 10,000+ free parking spaces at 250+ of our stations - park, board, and go!

Barcode Season tickets

Buy and renew Barcode Season tickets within the Northern app

Improvements

More accessible stations

160+ mobility scooter friendly stations.

Amazon & InPost lockers

We now have 147 Amazon lockers and 102 InPost lockers at Northern stations.

Extra CCTV

We have installed and upgraded CCTV at many of our stations, ensuring we keep you safe.

You’ve got the power

Keep your devices charged with power points on all new Northern trains.

Work on the go

Stay connected with our free WiFi - Perfect for catching up on work emails

Travel updates

Get real-time journey information through app notifications

Chatbot

Available on every page of our website, hit 'chat with an expert' to start.

A simple way to swap trains

Swap your advance ticket from as little as £1.50 with Train Swap.

Apple & Google Pay

Paying for your tickets is now even easier

Keen to get more involved?

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Days out with Northern

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Northern App

Streamline your journey and get tickets straight to your phone. Making your journey contact-free.

Northern App

Streamline your journey and get tickets straight to your phone. Making your journey contact-free.