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Rail Minister and MP for Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman MP joined train company Southern and community representatives from along the East Sussex coast at a forum in Cooden Beach, near Bexhill earlier this month. Attendees discussed how they can work together to take full advantage of the rail service improvements introduced in May to support the area’s economy.
Passengers using Southern services along the Sussex coast can look forward to more choice, convenience and comfort on many routes when the rail company introduces its summer timetable, along with modern trains to replace the UK’s oldest electric mainline fleet, from Sunday 21 May.
Southern Railway has come to the rescue of a Surrey foodbank that had to move out of its previous accommodation by providing space at the local station. The foodbank, run by the Whyteleafe Community HUB charity, now has its preparation and distribution centre in a large former storeroom at Whyteleafe station.
Train operators Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express are advising passengers travelling between London, Gatwick Airport and Sussex on Sunday 5 February to check online journey planners in advance, as vital engineering work by Network Rail will mean a long diversion for trains between London and Gatwick Airport, and a limited service between Brighton and the airport.
Crawley’s 1960s station has been given a £6m makeover, with a brighter look to the concourse, a new plaza, and more wide ticket gates to give passengers a much better experience as they travel to the town.
In the interests of public safety, Rye railway station will be closed from 3pm on the day of the Rye Bonfire (12 November) until the start of service the next day, Sunday
Network Rail have issued the following press release about major projects on the Brighton Main Line in the first quarter of 2022:Network Rail engineers will use a nine-day closure of the Brighton Main Line in February next year, to deliver an £11m junction renewal near Haywards Heath and build a new underpass at Hassocks.As a result of the work, the railway between Three Bridges, Brighton
Govia Thameslink Railway has trained almost 3,000 customer-facing colleagues from Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express in ways to improve the service they give disabled and older passengers on the railway
Multimillion-pound improvement programme by Govia Thameslink Railway promises returning rail passengers a better station experience 1,500 square metres of waiting rooms, shelters and canopies built or refurbished – more weather protection than 2,000 umbrellas almost 3,000 new seats installed – more than the Royal Festival Hall over 100 new customer information screens installed, with a combined d
The East Sussex village railway station at Eridge hosted its 153rd birthday party yesterday when the Southeast Community Rail Partnership brought the local community together with Southern and other rail industry partners to celebrate the station’s heritage-style restoration.With financial support from the Railway Heritage Trust, Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has pai
The following press release was issued by arts education organisation art-K, who have created a mural for Horsham station:art-K, the leading provider of art classes for children in high street studios across the UK, has unveiled a mural in Horsham train station to commemorate the former Collyer’s headmaster and ‘local legend’ Mr (William) Pirie.The mural, featuring a donkey sporting the Ho
Network Rail have issue the following press release about the effects of planned engineering work on Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink services in Kent over the May Bank Holidays:Network Rail is advising those planning to travel by train over the May Bank Holidays to plan ahead as it prepares to carry out several refurbishment and upgrade projects across Kent and South East London to i
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