At stations
First Class Lounges are available at London King’s Cross, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Darlington, Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster stations.
Complimentary refreshments and newspapers are provided in all our lounges. Our First Class Lounges also give you access to complimentary internet via Wi-Fi and business facilities including faxes, photocopiers and workstations should you need them. For your convenience, we also have meeting rooms at King's Cross, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh stations. They are equipped with all you would need to run a meeting, from flipcharts to phones. Complimentary refreshments will be delivered at regular intervals and you can order a buffet lunch if required.
Meeting room prices start at just £75 for a half day, including equipment. Please call 08457 225 125 or email business.travel@eastcoast.co.uk for more details or to book a meeting room.
Our First Class Lounges are open to customers who hold one of the following ticket types:
- Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train company)
- Any First Class Anytime ticket valid for travel on the East Coast route
- Any East Coast First Class packages
- Holders of a First Class Lounge supplement, available for purchase with a East Coast First Advance ticket or First Class reader offer
Please be aware that First Advance and Weekend First tickets are not entitled to use the First Class Lounges. If travelling on a First Advance ticket, you can purchase a £5 supplement ticket, which allows you access into the First Class Lounge. This can be purchased on the day of travel at any East Coast Travel Centre, or at the time of booking your ticket online.
Onboard
The First Class service on East Coast trains is ideal for both business and leisure travel, providing a perfect environment to focus on the day ahead, discuss your plans, or simply unwind. The pleasant and relaxing environment of First Class also benefits from larger, more comfortable reclining seats each with its own table.
Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout First Class should you wish to continue to work and check messages while on board, and mobile phone/personal computer plug sockets are fitted at all our First Class seats.
Complimentary tea, coffee, water and orange juice will be served at your seat and you will be able to take your pick from our range of complimentary snacks - choose from Cafe Bronte biscuits, Eat Natural mini yoghurt bars, Farrington fruit cake, Dormen's peanuts and Burt's hand-fried potato crisps. The selection available will depend on the time of day you are travelling.
Many of our trains have a Restaurant Car (also available to Standard Class ticket holders if there is space available - please see the on-board Customer Services Manager for more details) offering a wide range of hot and cold food and drinks. For those wishing to remain at their seats, a full at-seat service is also offered.
Find out more about At Seat Dining.
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