<![CDATA[Greater London - Camden - Covent Garden - Travel and Transportation - Mainline Stations - Reviews]]> http://www.welovelocal.com Reviews from welovelocal.com en Crowded but well run http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/camden/covent-garden/mainline-stations/charing-cross-railway-station-wc2n5lr.html#r27280 For the most part, the trains run smoothly from this really busy station, which is popular for it's quick direct links to Waterloo and London Bridge. There are a few shops to mosey around, even a pub if you have the time for a drink, and lots of eateries like The Upper Crust if you want to grab something. There are ticket checking machines here before the platform areas. They often close one of the entrances when it's raining as the floor gets slippery, which causes congestion but you are always people dodging in here anyway so you just have to deal with the traffic and get on with it!

]]> Sat, 03 May 2008 09:51:50 UTC Inclement? http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/camden/covent-garden/mainline-stations/charing-cross-railway-station-wc2n5lr.html#r27262 'Trains are delayed due to the inclement weather...

Platforms may be slippery due to the inclement weather...

The toilets really smell mad... is that due to the inclement weather?

The staff at this station are always incredibly rude... is this also due to the inclement weather?

Don't go to the Burger King here no matter how tempting it is, as you'll prob be ill the day after... not due to the inclement weather!

Oh what a station, what a mess, what an obsession with the word inclement!!

And why all the queues in the morning to get thru the barriers? how badly managed....

Oh well it's a train station.. what does one expect? a bit better than this please....

]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 23:37:42 UTC Where you catch the train http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/camden/covent-garden/mainline-stations/charing-cross-railway-station-wc2n5lr.html#r15415 Charing Cross is a good station, it is clean, the services are good and it doesn’t smell. However the staff are really unhelpful rude and aggressive, the ticket office staff I have given up on after receiving incorrect information on several occasions. The gate staff are rude and unhelpful. In rush hour it is a bit of a free for all as too many people are passing through at the same time. It can take a while to get through the gates as they refuse to open more gates or let people through the bike gate. Annoying to say the least. But normally trains run on time and I find it is much better than other stations.

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:34:26 UTC Where you catch the train http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/camden/covent-garden/mainline-stations/charing-cross-railway-station-wc2n5lr.html#r15415 Charing Cross is a good station, it is clean, the services are good and it doesn’t smell. However the staff are really unhelpful rude and aggressive, the ticket office staff I have given up on after receiving incorrect information on several occasions. The gate staff are rude and unhelpful. In rush hour it is a bit of a free for all as too many people are passing through at the same time. It can take a while to get through the gates as they refuse to open more gates or let people through the bike gate. Annoying to say the least. But normally trains run on time and I find it is much better than other stations.

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