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Repairs planned to stabilise a railway cutting in Hove means some changes to train services in September

28 July 2021 16:46

Network Rail have issued the following press release about engineering work that will affect train journeys along the West Sussex coast to and from Brighton in September
Vital work to stabilise a railway cutting in Hove and prevent delays caused by landslips will be taking place between Saturday 18 September 2021 and Friday 1 October 2021 (inclusive). While this work takes place, no trains can

Reduced weekday timetable on Thameslink and Southern services from 26 July

22 July 2021 13:27

Thameslink and Southern will introduce a reduced weekday timetable on Monday 26 July 2021 across five routes, with passengers being strongly advised to check before they travel

Network Rail is restoring access between platforms for passengers at Royston station next month

22 July 2021 12:24

Network Rail has issued the following press release about our station at Royston:
Network Rail will install two temporary staircases at Royston station next month to save Great Northern and Thameslink passengers time switching between the two platforms while the footbridge is out of action.
The footbridge between platforms 1 and 2 temporarily closed in spring 2020. This followed an inspectio

Bee-friendly garden creates a buzz at Downham Market

21 July 2021 10:47

Passengers and pollinators will soon be able to enjoy a colourful new bee garden that has just been planted at Downham Market station in Norfolk

Wheelie bins become wildlife havens at Hertfordshire stations

19 July 2021 15:17

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the rail firm that operates Great Northern and Thameslink services, has made two Hertfordshire stations more welcoming and sustainable with “green roof” bin stores.
The attractive wooden stores that now hide the big red wheelie bins at Welham Green and Welwyn North have soil-covered roofs seeded with plants that will grow to attract bees and other pollinators. Wi

Rail journey-planning tools boosted to help passengers find quiet trains

16 July 2021 14:31

As restrictions ease and more people return to rail travel, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched a new information tool designed to give customers information at their fingertips on which train services are the least busy.
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern websites all now feature a ‘Find a quieter train’ page, which can be found under ‘travel information’. Using data collected fro

Rail company using Kickstart Scheme to give Sussex tourism a boost

15 July 2021 09:23

Southern Rail is today celebrating World Youth Skills Day (15 July) with new recruits who have joined the company through the government’s Kickstart Scheme.
Six individuals, aged between 16 and 24 from the south of England, have joined the rail operator as Customer Experience Ambassadors. The new starters, based at Brighton, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne, Worthing and Chichester stations, will be

Fast track your return to the commute & travel this summer with a Readly digital subscription

14 July 2021 12:50

Three months FREE magazine and newspaper reading for Thameslink, Southern & Great Northern passengers.
Readly, the European leader in digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions, has teamed up with the UK’s largest rail operator to celebrate travel returning by offering commuters, day-trippers and holidaymakers free unlimited digital magazine and newspaper reading.
With the commute ba

£11m railway upgrade means 9-day closure of the lines between Three Bridges, Brighton and Lewes in Sussex

14 July 2021 10:09

The railway between Three Bridges, Brighton and Lewes will close for nine days from Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February 2022, to deliver track replacement work and build a new underpass

GTR helps GWR in wake of cracks found on Class 800s

13 July 2021 15:30

Govia Thameslink Railway is temporarily sub leasing six of its Gatwick Express Class 387/2 units to Great Western Railway to help provide extra resilience and additional capacity where most needed

Shoreham-by-Sea station receives makeover with £708k upgrade and achieves carbon reduction of 37%

13 July 2021 12:10

Major repair and refurbishment work has been completed at Shoreham-by-Sea railway station

Balham station refurbishment complete

6 July 2021 12:54

A £2.6m project has been completed, giving the station a face-lift fit for the 21st century