Stoke on Trent to Lichfield City

[onlinespotting]

Is there an alternative route other than via Lichfield Trent Valley? My mum cannot always manage the steps, and the gap between the platform and the LM trains on 1 and 2 is huge!

 

[30907]

Via Birmingham, but according to NRE it costs more and takes considerably longer (time was when that was effectively the only route). Taxi from TV?

 

[kieron]

The only alternative I know by train is Birmingham. This isn't normally valid on a Stoke-Lichfield City ticket, but is valid on the slightly dearer Kidsgrove-Lichfield City tickets (which you can use for a journey between Stoke and Lichfield).

You could ask London Midland or Crosscountry about your mother taking the longer route. As Lichfield Trent Valley is a lot harder to get around, they're likely to be fine about it with either ticket.

 

[onlinespotting]

Via Birmingham, but according to NRE it costs more and takes considerably longer (time was when that was effectively the only route). Taxi from TV?

Considered, but she still needs to cross the bridge on the outward journey!