Southampton is connected by a good rail network with a station in the city (Southampton Central) on Western Esplanade that connects with a station at the airport (Southampton Airport Parkway). During peak times there are approximately three direct services an hour from Southampton Central to London's Waterloo station, from where Eurostar services connect with Paris, Lille and Brussels in mainland Europe. Local rail services connect Southampton with Portsmouth and Brighton to the east, Basingstoke to the north, and Bournemouth to the west. Southampton also has rail connections with the West Country, South Wales and Scotland. For rail enquiries contact National Rail (tel: 0845 748 4950; website: www.nationalrail.co.uk). Rail operators in the region include South West Trains (tel: 0845 600 0650; website: www.southwesttrains.co.uk), Virgin Trains (tel: 0845 722 2333; website: www.virgintrains.co.uk) and First Great Western (tel: 0845 700 0125; website: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk).