In 2017/18 just over 38m journeys were made with Virgin Trains on the west coast route. 15.5m of these were to and from destinations in the North West, highlighting the key role Virgin Trains plays in supporting the regional economy.

We’re the first travel company in the world to sell tickets through Amazon Alexa.

We’ve been announced as the Presenting Partner for this year’s Bee in the City in Manchester.

Over three weekends in August and September there will be no trains to, or from London Euston whilst Network Rail carries out vital improvement work at Wembley as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan.  This will also have an impact on other West Coast main line services across the route.

We recently launched our first electric services to Blackpool, delivering an extra 35 direct services per week to the destination and others along the West Coast route.

In May we launched our first Pride train at Birmingham New Street station, marking the start of Pride celebrations across our route.

We’ve played a leading role in bringing together businesses, charities and government agencies working in Scotland to help people with convictions develop their potential in the workplace and contribute to a successful, growing economy.

We are pleased to announce that North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has commenced its activities along the line of Hooton to Warrington and covers stations from Hooton to Helsby and from Chester to Warrington Bank Quay.