UK Bike/Rail Restrictions

Bikes on Trains

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Listed below are UK bike restrictions on rail and preserved rail. Folding bikes travel free and without restriction on all train services unless stated. See Bike/Rail Travel Guide. If you have any official or unofficial information on cycle carriage, please share it with us by e-mail.

Bikes can once again be booked on line, visit East Coast.

We are grateful to the Association of Train Operating Companies, local authorities, individual cycle users and the Cyclists Touring Club for information on cycle carriage.

Please note

  • For cycling routes near stations, visit Sustrans. Enter the station POST CODE in the blue box then click FIND. The resulting MAP shows routes close to the station.
  • Barry Doe's excellent National Rail map [PDF] gives a clear picture of all UK operators and routes.

Primary Rail Operators

RailEurope Booking Form
How do I book a bicycle space? - Bicycle spaces need to be booked at the same time as you book your seat. To make your booking, phone the Rail Europe call centre or visit their London Travel Centre as bike spaces can’t be booked online.

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[+/-]  Arriva Trains Wales
[+/-]  c2c
[+/-]  Chiltern
[+/-]  CrossCountry Trains
[+/-]  Docklands Light Railway (London)
[+/-]  East Coast
[+/-]  East Midlands Trains
[+/-]  Eurostar
[+/-]  First Capital Connect
[+/-]  First Great Western
[+/-]  First Scot Rail
[+/-]  First Trans-Pennine Express
[+/-]  Gatwick Express
[+/-]  Grand Central
[+/-]  Heathrow Connect
[+/-]  Heathrow Express
[+/-]  Hull Trains
[+/-]  Island Line
[+/-]  London Midland
[+/-]  London Underground & Overground
[+/-]  Merseyrail
[+/-]  National Express East Anglia
[+/-]  Northern Rail
[+/-]  Southeastern
[+/-]  Southern
[+/-]  South West Trains
[+/-]  Translink
[+/-]  Valley Lines
[+/-]  Virgin Trains

Private & Preserved Railways

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National Rail Network Interchange Symbol indicates an interchange with the National Rail network.  If you're interested in small railways, you might be interested in our magazine Miniature Railway!

[+/-]  Bluebell Railway
[+/-]  Bodmin & Wenford Railway
[+/-]  Bure Valley Railway
[+/-]  East Kent
[+/-]  Ecclesbourne Valley
[+/-]  Ffestiniog Railway
[+/-]  Isle of Man Steam Railway
[+/-]  Isle of Wight Steam Railway
[+/-]  Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
[+/-]  Kent & East Sussex
[+/-]  Midland Railway - Butterley
[+/-]  Nene Valley Railway
[+/-]  North Yorkshire Moors Railway
[+/-]  Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway
[+/-]  Ravenglass & Eskdale
[+/-]  Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch
[+/-]  Severn Valley Railway
[+/-]  Swanage Railway
[+/-]  Talyllyn Railway
[+/-]  Watercress Line
[+/-]  Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
[+/-]  West Somerset Railway
[+/-]  WhestRail