Thursday, May 23, 2024
3 travel tips for Leeds United fans going to Wembley
Regions and Routes: East | East: East Coast
Leeds United football fans travelling by train to Wembley to watch the Championship play-off final have been given three travel tips for a winning journey.
Trains on the East Coast Main Line are expected to be extremely busy this Sunday (26 May), so Network Rail is advising passengers travelling through Leeds and London Kings Cross stations to:
Passengers should bear in mind that:
Plan your journey in advance using www.nationalrail.co.uk. Follow the signs at London Kings Cross station to and from Wembley. Make sure you know the time of your return train as later services are busier.
A team will be on hand in Kings Cross to help direct people and ensure fans arrive in good time for the kick-off.
Stadium-goers are being asked to go through the station as soon as they arrive to avoid crowding other passengers in the concourse.
Head directly onto the London Underground and take the Metropolitan line from Kings Cross St Pancras tube station to Wembley Park.
On the return journey, London Kings Cross station is expected to be very busy so the glass doors at the front of the station and the hotel shutters will be temporarily closed between 6pm and 8pm.
Instead, all passengers will need to access the concourse via the Pancras Road entrance (where Boots and Marks & Spencer are located).
This is to reduce congestion and ensure that everyone has enough space to wait comfortably for the train.
Passengers waiting at Kings Cross station are also reminded to scan the QR code on the station information screen to receive live departure information direct to their mobile phone via Network Rail’s ‘Whoosh’ service.
Once accessed, the link will automatically display live travel updates for those on their way home from the stadium.
Helen Kavanagh, Network Rail’s passenger experience head for the East Coast route, said: “Staff at both Leeds and Kings Cross stations are ready to support football fans as they travel to the biggest game in football with a return to the Premier League on the line. Tensions will no doubt be running high in the run up to the big match but we will do everything in our power to make train connections to and from Wembley as smooth as possible.”
“We would ask anyone visiting Wembley to think about three things – plan ahead, follow station signs and find out what time their train will get them home. You can do this using National Rail Enquiries or by scanning the Whoosh QR code on the passenger information screens at Kings Cross station.”
To plan your journey in advance, visit www.nationailrail.co.uk
For more information about Whoosh click on the following link: www.whooshmedia.co.uk
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