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  • Fares rise on 2 January 2019

    ​Fares on Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express will rise by an average of 2.97% which is less than the rate of inflation and less than the national average

  • GTR response to Transport Select Committee report

    STRICTLY EMBARGOED TO 00:01 HOURS ON TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018
    Responding to the Transport Select Committee’s report into the May timetable changes (also embargoed as above), Patrick Verwer, Chief Executive of Govia Thameslink Railway, said: 
    “We acknowledge the report by the Transport Select Committee into the industry-wide issues surrounding the introduction of the May timetable.
    “We hav

  • Urgent travel advice

    Passengers are advised NOT to travel with Thameslink, Southern or Gatwick Express from the south into London this morning due to a major signalling fault

  • GTR response to National Audit Office report

    Responding to today’s National Audit Office report into the Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern franchise, Charles Horton, Chief Executive of franchise operator Govia Thameslink Railway said:
    “The Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise is making good progress in delivering a major upgrade programme to improve reliability and boost capacity on the most congested part of t