Christmas travel: Tips for travelling by train this festive season

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Millions across the country will be planning on where and when to travel over the festive period. It’s reported that the most popular days for travelling across the festive period this year, are Saturday 21st December and Friday 27 December.

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00:00Millions across the country will be planning on when and where to travel over the festive period.

00:06It's reported that the most popular days for seasonal travel this year are Saturday 21st December and Friday 27th December,

00:14with London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley topping the table.

00:18Ahead of Christmas journeys, it's reported that LNER have recruited more than 60 additional staff in order to assist customers.

00:26Journeys between the 20th and 24th December are up by 67% compared to that of the same period last year.

00:33It's been found that more than 120,000 bookings have already been made so far.

00:38Customers have been advised to leave extra time to get to your station and your platform over the festive season.

00:44If you're looking for a few top tips for travelling by train this season, Northern Rail has issued a couple.

00:50These tips include booking tickets in advance in order to secure the best prices and ensure availability.

00:55Northern reported that you can save up to 65% when buying tickets in advance.

01:00But are you set to travel by train this Christmas season?

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