Smart tickets are the future of rail according to a new survey commissioned by Govia Thameslink Railway with 58% of consumers saying they’d travel by train using smart tickets after learning more about them
A £3.7 million project is under way to install new lifts at Catford station in South London that will provide Thameslink customers with step-free access to both platforms. This will make the station much easier to use for passengers with mobility impairments, parents with young children and people with heavy luggage.
Network Rail is building the two lifts and their connecting walkways w
Network Rail has issued the following press release about completion of a major phase of Brighton Main Line improvements:
Over a nine-day line closure, Network Rail engineers battled Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin to deliver a £15 million investment across 30 worksites to improve journeys for Brighton Main Line passengers.
Network Rail's route director for Sussex, Katie Frost, said: “De
Next week’s planned Tube strikes will lead to the closure of five London stations on Great Northern’s Northern City Line, from Drayton Park to Moorgate, because some are run by London Underground
Network Rail has issued the following press release about the completion of a lift and other improvements at Eridge station:
A host of senior railway figures gathered at the classic country junction station of Eridge, East Sussex, today (Wednesday, 16 February) to celebrate the opening of accessibility improvements that mark the final step in a transformation of the location.
The £1.9 projec
Train times will change across the board twice on Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern starting on Monday 21 February
The overhaul of Gatwick Airport station has marked another major milestone as over the weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 February the final three of eight new escalators were lifted into place at the station.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is using bikes abandoned at its railway stations to help people with learning difficulties gain new skills and build their independence.
The number of 2021 apprentices exceeded targets by 20% as 31 to 40 year-old’s look to make career switches and return to work.
The number of apprentices recruited by rail firms Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern in 2021 exceeded its target of 200 by almost 20 per cent. In the past year, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has provided new career opportunities for 239 people, aged from 16 all th
The Brighton Main Line will shut for nine consecutive days later this month for a major £15 million upgrade that will tackle delays for Southern and Thameslink passengers
Network Rail have issued the following press release giving advance notice of engineering work affecting train services on the East Coast Main Line and Northern City Line at weekends during February and March:
Latest stage of work on East Coast Digital Programme begins next month
Weekend service changes on some Great Northern and Thameslink routes
Passengers urged to plan their journeys throug
The rail operator and Hertfordshire-based academy football team have partnered up for the eighth year running to provide the club’s apprentices with free train travel on Thameslink and Great Northern routes.
The longstanding partnership enables players of all backgrounds to easily get to the training ground from their home, school, or college, free of charge. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is c
