Virgin Trains is a UK train operating company owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which ran the InterCity West Coast franchise from 9 March 1997 to 7 December 2019. For 50 years, Virgin Trains has been renowned for bringing unique and exceptional customer services.
Virgin Trains Services
Virgin Trains first introduced two services from London Euston, to Shrewsbury and to Blackpool North in 1998. The former stopped working in 1999, the latter stopped in May 2003. In December 2014, they reintroduced a daily weekday service between London Euston and Blackpool North and a twice daily service between London Euston and Shrewsbury. Until the May 2018 timetable, this number was increased to 4 trains a day.
In September 2015, Virgin Trains announced its first 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade.
In December 2007, they provide services from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central via Crewe were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise as a part of reshuffle of rail franchises by the Department for Transport.
In December 2008, they introduced a Wrexham General to London Euston service, running south in the morning with an evening return. In February 2009, they opened an hourly London Euston to Chester service.
From January 2009, Virgin Trains slowly started a new "very high frequency" timetable to take advantage of the completed West Coast Main Line upgrade.
Virgin Trains provides a lot of timetable changes from 8 December 2013. There are trains in Edinburgh/Glasgow and London services instead of the hourly Wolverhampton to Euston service. Moreover, most Liverpool services additionally call at Crewe. That's why Crewe has four virgin trains every hour in each direction to/from London, instead of the previous two.
Since December 2014, Virgin Trains has offered a direct service to and from Shrewsbury. At first, it used to be once per day each way, but now this has been increased to two daily services each route.
Virgin Trains Promo and Discount Codes
Percentage Offers
Virgin Trains gives out many percentage offers of up to 60% on selected services.
Example: Up To 60% OFF Virgin Train Offers, 1/3 OFF Fares With Railcards, 60% OFF Fares For Kids With The Family & Friends Railcard, 40% OFF Advanced Fares For Students, 20% OFF With Group Bookings…
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Virgin Trains Coupon FAQs
What is your governance structure?
VGHL is governed by a board of directors which maintains oversight of all the commercial, financial and legal affairs of the Group, as defined by the Group’s delegation of authority. The Board is chaired by Richard Branson and includes Peter Norris (Chairman of Blessed Virgin Group), Josh Bayliss (Group CEO), and two independent non-executive directors. The
board appoints the Leadership Team (who comprise the board of Virgin UK Holdings Limited) to implement the strategy and run the operations of the Group, and to produce advice to the board as necessary.
In accordance with UK company law, the big UK operating companies within the Group apply a company governance code, and have elected to use the Wates Principles, which are recommended for big private companies. Virgin UK Holdings has also voluntarily applied the Wates Principles. These principles provide a framework and guidance around core principles of Purpose & Leadership, Board Composition, Director responsibilities, Opportunity & Risk, Remuneration and Stakeholder relationships & engagement.
My train was canceled, can I get a refund?
If a train has been canceled by the operator and you cannot travel, you will get a full refund once the unused tickets have been received by Virgin Trains, and the train operator has validated that the service has been canceled. You won’t need to pay any money for this transaction.
Can I change or exchange my ticket?
If you want to change your date of travel or the station you are going from or to, you will have to purchase a new ticket and require a refund on your current ticket. You will need to pay a £10 administration charge payable per ticket for exchanges and refunds.
