Looking to find a CrossCountry Train Seating Plan for your next journey? You can get ahead by learning a bit about your train before it arrives. It's particularly important if you're searching for the CrossCountry First Class Seating Plan, as First Class seats can be in different coaches depending on the operator. Luckily, we've got full details of the Seating Plans for CrossCountry Trains right here.
The CrossCountry Train Seating Plan differs depending on which journey you're making. CrossCountry operate two different types of trains. Whereas the Voyager model is used on longer routes and features a mainly yellow front, the smaller Turbostar is used for regional services and again has a yellow front, but this time bordered by a thick brown section. In addition, Turbostars show their train number on the front, whereas Voyagers have it on the side, near the wheels.
CrossCountry Voyager train seating plan
Download the official PDF CrossCountry Train Seating Plan for Voyager services here.
Voyagers operate in 4 and 5-coach versions (and can be coupled together to make 8-10). Both versions have a similar layout. If your train has an on-board shop, it will usually have 5 coaches. Coach B is the one that is missing from the 4-coach trains - they just go straight from A to C! There is also usually no Coach E.
- Standard seating can be found from Coaches B to F.
- First Class seating can be found at the front of the train, in Coach A.
- Wheelchair Space can be found in Coach A (First Class) and Coach F (Standard Class).
- Toilets can be found in every coach except D and are all accessible.
- The On-Board Shop (on services that have it) can be found in Coach D.
- Bike Spaces can be found in Coach D on services without an on-board shop and Coach F on services with an on-board shop.
- Luggage Space can be found at the front of Coach A (First Class) and at the front and back of most other coaches. Coach D does not have any separate luggage space on services with an onboard shop. All services have the usual underseat and overhead storage for smaller items.
- The CrossCountry First Class Seating Plan means there are 26 First Class seats and either 174 or 236 Standard Class seats, depending on configuration.
- Coach B (on 5 or 9-coach trains) is usually unreserved seating, so it's unlikely you'll have a booked seat on this coach.
CrossCountry Turbostar train seating plan
Download the official PDF CrossCountry Train Seating Plan for Turbostar services here.
The regional Turbostar services usually operate in two-coach formation, but they can have an additional coach on busy services. Like the Voyagers, shorter trains will go straight from Coach A to C, with Coach B missing.
- Standard seating can be found in all coaches.
- First Class seating is no longer available on CrossCountry Turbostar services.
- Wheelchair Space can be found at the rear of Coach C.
- Toilets can be found in Coach A and Coach C, with the latter being accessible.
- Bike Spaces can be found in Coach C.
- Luggage Space can be found at the front of Coach A and at the back of Coach C. If you're on a 3-coach service, there'll be luggage space at both ends of Coach B, too. There is underseat and overhead storage for smaller items, too.
- Using the CrossCountry Train Seating Plan, we can see that there are 120 Standard Class seats on a 2-coach service, while a 3-coach train has 200 seats.
- Coach B (on 3-coach trains) is normally unreserved seating, so you're not likely to have a reserved seat on this coach.
How to find your seats on CrossCountry trains
If you've found our CrossCountry Train Seating Plan because you already have a ticket booked, then here's how to find your seat. Your ticket will tell you what seat number(s) are reserved for you, so check there first. The seat will be something like 'C56'. This means that you are in seat 56 on Coach C.
Trains have their coach letters displayed on or near the doors. The Voyager trains have an electronic display showing the coach letter and destination, so you can be sure you're boarding the right train!
Once you've boarded the correct coach, it's simply a matter of walking along the aisle, checking the seat numbers until you find the one that matches your ticket. And don't forget to drop off any heavy luggage in one of the luggage spaces first!
Every seat has a reservation display situated overhead. If it shows 'Reserved' then only the person with the reservation for that ticket may sit in it. If a seat is only reserved for part of the journey, the display will reflect that. If it says 'Available' then anyone is free to use that seat.
CrossCountry also provide a really helpful availability predictor which shows how busy a service is likely to be based on previous journeys.