Leicester Information

Transport Links

Leicester has excellent links to the M1 Jct. 21 and the M69. The M69 also needs to the M6 motorway and connects to Coventry’s Eastern Bypass system.

Rail

Leicester Great Central Railway Station
Great Central Rd
Loughborough
LE11 1RW
01509 230726

Served by East Midlands Trains, East Anglia Cross Country, Midland Main line and InterCity

Direct links to London Pancres - quickest journeys to London only 1 hour and 7 minutes

Services available to Bedford, Luton, London, Lincoln, Sheffield, Leeds, York, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Norwich, Nuneaton and Birmingham.

Eurostar International Services available

Buses

Leciester Bus Station Main Interchange based in City Centre
Leciester St. Margaret’s Bus Station
St. Margaret’s
Gravel Street
Leicester
0116 252 7000

Leicester Service operators include Stagecoach Group, National Express, Skylink, First Leicester, Arriva Midlands, and Megabus.

Coach operates run excursions from the bus station.

Airports

East Midlands Airport
Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2SA
0871 919 9000

Frequent daily services to Europe, services for charter holidays and international low budget airlines, such as Bmibaby, EasyJet, and Ryanair

Limited service to Trans-Atlantic destinations such as Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean available

Services

Details of basic services serving the city of Leicester

City Council

Leicester City Council
New Walk Centre
Welford Place
LE1 6ZG
0116 2527000

Libraries

Leicester is served by one Main Central Library and 15 Community Libraries, which are distributed all over the city of Leicester.

Leicester Central Library
Bishop Street
(Town Hall Square)
Leicester
LE1 6AA
0116 299 5401

Areas served by Community Libraries in Leicester

St Barnabas Library
French Road
(0116) 299 5450

St Matthews Library
50 Malabar Road
(0116) 223 2085

Evington Library
200 Evington Lane
(0116) 221 1286

Westcotes Library
Narborough Road
(0116) 299 5510

Hamilton Library
20 Maidenwell Avenue
(0116) 221 2790

Knighton Library
Clarendon Park Road
(0116) 299 5477

Aylestone Library
Richmond Road
(0116) 283 2540

New Parks Library
Dillon Road
(0116) 287 2620

Beaumont Leys Library
Beaumont Way
(0116) 299 5460

Rushey Mead Library
Lockerbie Walk
(0116) 266 5112

Belgrave Library
Cossington Street
(0116) 299 5500

Library Highfields
98 Melbourne Road
(0116) 299 5494

Age Concern Library
46 Humberstone Gate
(0116) 222 0580

Southfields Library
Saffron Lane
(0116) 299 5480

Braunstone Library
Braunstone Avenue
(0116) 299 5476

Citizens Advice

Leicester Citizens Advice Bureau
Bull Head
Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 1PA
08701264192

Job Centre

Leicester Job Centre Plus
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 1AA
01509 831000

Leicester Police Departments

Central

Leicester Central Police Station
95 Hinckley Road
Leicester
LE3 0TD

Other Local Stations

Ashby
Beaumont Leys
Belgrave
Blaby
Braunstone
Coalville
Hinckley
Hinckley Road
Keyham Lane
Loughborough
Lutterworth
Shepshed
Mansfield House
Market Harborough
Quorn
Melton
New Parks
Oakham
Spinney Hill Park
Syston
Welford Road
Wigston

Hospitals

Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PW
0300 303 1573

Leicester Royal Infirmary
Infirmary Square
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 5WW
0300 303 1573