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One of the most significant improvements Virgin Trains has made to travel on the West Coast Main Line is the provision of first class lounges at various stations along the route. Most are of a very high standard. None can be described as 'bad' (except Glasgow Central, possibly). The most recently opened was, as it happens, Glasgow Central. Apart from that, other than the relocated first class lounge in the redeveloped Birmingham New Street station, we have to go back many years to find the last truly new lounge to open before Glasgow Central.
Looking to the future, are there any plans to open first class lounges at Chester, Preston and Milton Keynes? All three are used by a considerable number of business passengers. All three have more passengers overall than certain stations which have long had first class lounges, such as Wolverhampton and Stoke. And all three have an hourly service to most destinations, which does not look favourable when stations such as Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham International and Coventry (which all have a twenty minute frequency to most destinations and, as an aside, generally cheaper fares) have had first class lounges for many years.
Looking to the future, are there any plans to open first class lounges at Chester, Preston and Milton Keynes? All three are used by a considerable number of business passengers. All three have more passengers overall than certain stations which have long had first class lounges, such as Wolverhampton and Stoke. And all three have an hourly service to most destinations, which does not look favourable when stations such as Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham International and Coventry (which all have a twenty minute frequency to most destinations and, as an aside, generally cheaper fares) have had first class lounges for many years.