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
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
Much-welcomed improvements to cycle storage at Thameslink stations are back on track after having been put on hold due to the pandemic.
More than £135,000 is being invested in new, more secure cycle parking at Harpenden train station.
Harpenden station became the home of a new local business venture this month with the opening of a specialist wine and craft beer shop, Platform Wines, on platform 4.
Pay as you go convenience arrived at three Thameslink stations today (Tuesday, October 22) – St Albans, Harpenden and Luton Airport Parkway - giving passengers greater convenience and choice.
New floral displays have brightened up Harpenden station thanks to the efforts of residents and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) staff.
Thameslink is asking passengers who use Harpenden and Luton stations for their views on a temporary timetable change that would give Harpenden one more service each weekday, and Luton one fewer. Suggestions are also being invited for other ways to increase peak-time capacity while East Midlands trains are not serving the route.
Come rain or shine, a Harpenden woman and her Thameslink colleagues will be taking part in a walking challenge to raise money for some of Luton’s most disadvantaged.
Veterans were given the VIP treatment as Thameslink commemorated the 75th D-Day anniversary and celebrated the launch of its newest partnership, uniting communities and their local train stations.