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  • Thousands of Covid test kits help keep railway safe

    Thousands of Covid test kits help keep railway safe

    Thousands of Covid-19 testing kits are being offered to staff at Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express to help prevent the spread and give added reassurance to staff and passengers returning to the railway.
    From Monday, 31 May, at-home lateral flow testing kits will be made available at stations, depots and offices across Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail

  • More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance on Thameslink and Great Northern

    More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance on Thameslink and Great Northern

    Rail passengers will be able to socially distance more easily, helping prevent the spread of Covid-19, by using smartphone eTickets at 14 more stations on the Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink network.
    Parent company Govia Thameslink Railway this month completes a two-year project which allows passengers to scan eTickets at 60 stations bought via their OnTrack apps or web

  • More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance

    More eTickets help rail passengers socially distance

    Rail passengers will be able to socially distance more easily, helping prevent the spread of Covid-19, by using smartphone eTickets at 14 more stations on the Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink network.
    Parent company Govia Thameslink Railway this month completes a two-year project which allows passengers to scan eTickets at 60 stations bought via their OnTrack apps or we

  • This Southern Class 313 Coastway train is stationed in platform 8 of Brighton station for Covid testing of staff

    The train now at platform 8 is the rapid Covid testing service for rail staff

    The UK’s biggest rail franchise is offering twice-weekly rapid lateral flow tests to its colleagues who can’t work from home. It’s part of a Government scheme to help stem the spread of Covid-19 and give added reassurance to staff, as well as passengers when they return to the railway.
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), operator of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, has set

  • GTR is looking forward to welcoming students back but encourages all customers to check before they travel

    Leading Train Company Shares Reassurance to Welcome Pupils Back-on-Board

    Ahead of schools and colleges returning to face-to-face learning from Monday 8th March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is sharing advice and reassurance to pupils and students who plan to travel by train.
    On 22nd February, the train company introduced a reduced timetable to better match the fewer number of passengers travelling due to lockdown. The new timetable follows feedback from key worker

  • GTR has installed 800 touch-free sanitiser points at its stations

    Leading Train Company Shares Reassurance to Welcome Pupils Back-on-Board

    Ahead of schools and colleges returning to face-to-face learning from Monday 8th March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is sharing advice and reassurance to pupils and students who plan to travel by train.
    On 22nd February, the train company introduced a reduced timetable to better match the fewer number of passengers travelling due to lockdown. The new timetable follows feedback from key worker

  • Signs are being deployed at Harpenden station car park (download below)

    Thameslink supports community vaccination drives at Elstree and Harpenden

    Rail operator Thameslink is supporting community Covid vaccination campaigns by making space available for free in its station car parks at Harpenden and Elstree for drivers giving lifts to the elderly and vulnerable arriving for their jabs - and for volunteers and staff.
    Station car parks are mostly empty because people are heeding government lockdown advice to stay at home where possible. The

  • Smartphone e-tickets speed passengers on their way and help everyone to socially-distance

    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

  • Smartphone e-tickets can now be used at 11 more stations in Sussex and Surrey

    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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