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More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance on Thameslink and Great Northern

More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance on Thameslink and Great Northern

Rail passengers will be able to socially distance more easily, helping prevent the spread of Covid-19, by using smartphone eTickets at 14 more stations on the Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink network.
Parent company Govia Thameslink Railway this month completes a two-year project which allows passengers to scan eTickets at 60 stations bought via their OnTrack apps or web

This Southern Class 313 Coastway train is stationed in platform 8 of Brighton station for Covid testing of staff

The train now at platform 8 is the rapid Covid testing service for rail staff

The UK’s biggest rail franchise is offering twice-weekly rapid lateral flow tests to its colleagues who can’t work from home. It’s part of a Government scheme to help stem the spread of Covid-19 and give added reassurance to staff, as well as passengers when they return to the railway.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has set

Smartphone e-tickets speed passengers on their way and help everyone to socially-distance

New smartphone train tickets help Thameslink and Great Northern passengers socially distance

High-resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
15 December 2020: Passengers can now travel using Thameslink and Great Northern smartphone e-tickets at eight stations in Herts, Cambs and Beds, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
Hitchin Huntingdon St Neots

Smartphone e-tickets can now be used at 11 more stations in Sussex and Surrey

E-tickets available at more Sussex and Surrey stations, helping Southern and Thameslink passengers socially distance

High resolution pictures are available to download at the bottom of this press release
People can now travel using Southern and Thameslink smartphone e-tickets at 11 more railway stations in Sussex and Surrey, helping people socially distance, preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Barcode readers have just been installed on ticket gates at:
Hassocks Burgess Hill Haywards Heath Three Bridge

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