Thameslink has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport of a £6.4m scheme to build a second footbridge at St Albans City station, to help passengers get on and off the platforms more easily.
Work is due to start early 2021 and be complete by January 2022.
St Albans City is Thameslink’s busiest station north of London with more than 7.5 million people passing through
- no trains between Mill Hill Broadway and St Pancras from Saturday night until Monday morning
- reduced service between St Pancras and London Bridge on all three days
Govia Thameslink Railway is reminding Thameslink passengers between Bedford and London to plan their journeys in good time before the bank holiday weekend (29-31 August), because services will be revised substantially to allow
Network Rail has issued the following press release accompanied by a video
A shocking near miss with a group of walkers not far from Sevenoaks in Kent has sparked an appeal from Network Rail for people to take care around pedestrian crossings over the railway.
As the weather has got warmer and COVID restrictions have been loosened, level crossing managers from the company’s Southern Region h
Train operator Great Northern is advising passengers in Norfolk to plan their journeys in good time before the August bank holiday weekend because services will be affected by planned Network Rail engineering work.
Trains will be replaced by buses between King’s Lynn and Downham Market from Friday 28 to Monday 31 August.
The work is part of the Fen Line Upgrade, which will allow Great Northe
Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work affecting train services to and from King’s Cross station on 5/6 September. Details of how Great Northern and Thameslink services are affected are available at www.greatnorthernrail.com
Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are urging passengers not to travel to London King’s Cross on Saturday 5 a
This month, the railway connecting Peterborough to London celebrates 170 years of service and to mark the occasion, Great Northern has released a series of commemorative videos that celebrate the transformation of the route over recent years.
Designed and built by the pioneering Cubitt family, the Great Northern Railway was opened in 1850 and helped to deliver growth across Cambridgeshire,
[Re-issued with photographs] The Department for Transport has issued the following press release about the completion of a new platform at Stevenage station ]:
Passengers to benefit from a £40 million investment in Stevenage train station.
- dedicated fifth platform and track at Stevenage station will enable more frequent and reliable services
- £40 million project, delivered over a year
The LGBT+ Network at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is preparing to celebrate Pride in a whole new way, joining the raft of virtual events from the organisers, following the cancellation of the annual Brighton & Hove Pride event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Swapping stilettoes and sequins for sofas and slippers, this year the rail operator’s employees will be joining Pride’s digital festiv
Network Rail has issued the following press release about engineering work planned for weekends during August, much of which will affect Thameslink services between Bedford and London:
Network Rail is urging passengers travelling between Sheffield, the East Midlands and St Pancras International on weekends in August to check before travelling as vital work to improve journeys for passengers tak
Thanks to a new partnership between Govia Thameslink Railway and Amazon, customers will soon be able to pick up parcels using Amazon Hub, an automated click and collect service making online shopping even easier for customers travelling on the Southern, Great Northern and Thameslink routes.
Offering a delivery alternative and greater convenience for rail users who are not at home during the day
Thameslink passengers using St Pancras station now benefit from clearer, more comprehensive information on seven new screens at the street-level entrance to the operator’s subterranean platforms.
Responding to comments from passengers, the train company asked Network Rail to replace the four outdated older screens above the Thameslink gate-line so that more service information could be provide
West Hertfordshire NHS key workers will soon be enjoying the convenience and fitness benefits of a free refurbished bike, thanks to a partnership between rail operator Thameslink, St Albans City and District Council, and St Albans Cycle Campaign (STACC).
Thameslink has donated six bikes abandoned and unclaimed at railway stations across its network. With advice from STACC, the council has commi
