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  • Final reminder to passengers of major service changes on the East Coast Main Line as £1.2billion upgrade continues over Christmas

    Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink have issued the following press release:
    Stay at home or stay local to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 If you have to travel on the East Coast Main Line, check your journey and allow plenty of time
    Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are reminding passengers who need to travel over the Christmas period to check their journeys to avoid

  • Thameslink completes £5.7m upgrade of St Albans City station

    High-res pictures, including historic photos from 1971 just before the station was rebuilt, can be downloaded below
    Two-storey station extension and new entrance at Ridgmont Road Improved facilities and more space for post-pandemic commuter crowds
    Community leaders and Thameslink gathered on Friday (18 December) to celebrate the £5.7m upgrade of St Albans City station that has transform

  • Amazon Deliveries On Track for Thameslink and Great Northern Passengers

    Travellers that use the Thameslink and Great Northern routes can look forward to better convenience when it comes to online shopping, with the roll-out of even more Amazon Hub Lockers by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
    In summer of this year, the train company installed 84 lockers across its Southern route as part of a new collaboration with Amazon to make life easier for busy customers. It now

  • ​Thameslink services set to be temporarily added to latest Tube map to help support customers during the coronavirus pandemic

    Transport for London and Thameslink have issued the following press release:
    Temporary addition from next month will illustrate more through-London travel options while customers need to maintain social distancing. Both TfL and Thameslink continue to ensure their services are as safe as possible, clean and reliable, while asking customers to plan ahead and travel during the quiet times.
    Tr

  • 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

  • Completion of rail project doubles space and seats on Great Northern trains for Fen Line passengers

    High-resolution images from stations including Cambridge, King's Lynn, Waterbeach and Littleport are available to download below
    Great Northern and Network Rail today (Friday 11 December) gave passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn a taste of the new twice-longer eight-carriage service that will boost space and seats on trains from Sunday (13 December).
    The first all-st

  • ​Abandoned bikes brought back to life-changing impact

    Southern Railway has forged four new recycling partnerships with charities who will restore bikes abandoned on the railway to support their vital community work across Sussex, Surrey and south London.
    All four charities run bike recycling programmes, and every month Southern will donate up to 30 bikes from its stock of abandoned and unclaimed machines to each charity in turn.
    The train compa

  • ​Goring-by-Sea footbridge in West Sussex to be refurbished thanks to £511,000 investment from Network Rail

    Network Rail have issued the following press release about the footbridge refurbishment at Goring-by-Sea station:
    Work is well under way to refurbish the footbridge at Goring-by-Sea station and provide a safer way of crossing the railway as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
    Repairs include the renewing of staircase coverings, treads and metalwork to maintain the footbridge structu

  • Driving Diversity: GTR Recruiting Now for New Drivers

    More than 160 trainee driver roles available at Govia Thameslink Railway Applications are open until 13th December Roles available across central and south England
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has more than 160 train driver jobs up for grabs across its portfolio of brands including Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express.
    Open to anyone above the age of 20*, becoming a

  • Passengers asked to plan ahead for travel over Christmas in Sussex

    Network Rail have issued the following press release giving advance notice of timetable changes for the Brighton Mail Line and other Sussex services over the Christmas and New Year period:
    The vast majority of the rail network in Sussex will be open for normal Christmas and New Year train services and passengers can travel with confidence with rigorous and extensive cleaning regimes in place.

  • Passengers advised to plan their journey ahead of London King’s Cross Christmas closure

    Network Rail has issued the following press release:
    Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are urging passengers to plan ahead if travelling on the East Coast Main Line to and from London between Christmas Day and 30 December (inclusive) as major work takes place.
    No trains will run into or out of King’s Cross between 25 and 30 December and a reduced service will be in place from 31 De

  • 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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