Lifts for Leatherhead!
It's now far easier to switch between platforms at Leatherhead thanks to a new footbridge with lifts
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Transport planning under way to deliver Brighton & Hove Pride 2025
Govia Thameslink Railway is planning to help the thousands of festivalgoers travel safely to and from Brighton & Hove Pride this year
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TEN DAYS TO GO: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across south London, East Kent and East Sussex
Network Rail and train operators in the south east are urging passengers to plan ahead over the Easter period as a major programme of railway upgrades in south London, Kent and Sussex are delivered.
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Rail firm creates 100 ‘Homes for Nature’ at stations across vast network
One hundred ‘Homes for Nature’ have been created at railway stations across the vast Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern network to increase biodiversity and protect the one in six species now under threat of extinction in the UK
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ONE WEEK TO GO: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Buses will be running in place of Southern trains between Havant and Southampton Central for one week during the Easter break
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Train passengers asked to plan ahead amid station closures for packed Brighton Marathon Weekend
On Sunday, April 6, Preston Park and London Road stations will be closed to passengers until 11am to prevent overcrowding on their smaller platforms.
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Southern supports recovery of vital Sussex habitat
Southern is supporting the recovery of one of Britain’s most biodiverse habitats – a kelp forest off the Sussex coast
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GTR supports launch of new podcast series on its scenic Sussex destinations
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern, has supported the launch of a new podcast series on destinations across its picturesque Sussex network.
To celebrate the seven-episode series being released today (20 March), more than 30 guests were invited to an exclusive film screening at the Capitol Horsham last week to watch ‘the Arun Vall -
NEXT MONTH: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Engineering work will affect South Western Rail and Southern services over Easter
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Your words are a life-saving kit say Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Network Rail in support of Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign
Your words are a life-saving kit say Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Network Rail in support of Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign
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Worthing railway station approach enhanced by community art project
To involve the local community in work to enhance the approach to Worthing railway station, West Sussex County Council included a community art project in its infrastructure improvement plans.
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Brighton and Hove Albion and Govia Thameslink Railway announce renewed partnership to achieve community goals
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club has partnered with the UK’s largest train company, Govia Thameslink Railway, to deliver a range of projects set to benefit thousands across Sussex.
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GTR offers 9,000 train tickets for children to celebrate bicentenary of rail at historic Bluebell Railway
Britain’s biggest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is giving away 9,000 train tickets to schoolchildren to visit a series of educational workshops at the Bluebell Railway, to celebrate 200 years of train travel
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Passengers advised to plan ahead as Brighton Main Line engineering takes place over two weekends
Vital maintenance work taking place on the railway between East Croydon and London Victoria this weekend means there will be changes to train services and extended journey times.
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STARTING SATURDAY: Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week
From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.
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Win free rail travel with GTR as rail operator launches exciting social media competition
Following last year’s success, the exciting social media competition from Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern—run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)—is back to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway.
The contest, dubbed Destination Dash, will see 10 lucky winners each receive free travel with a point-to-point return journey of up to 200 miles on Thameslink, Southern, or Great Northern se -
Govia Thameslink Railway brings in extra trains in readiness for improved December timetable
An additional fleet of 30 modern trains will help Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) give its Great Northern and Thameslink passengers faster journeys from key destinations, better connections at the end of the year, and more space for passengers where it’s needed most
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TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work in the Portsmouth area to close the railway for a week
From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.
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GTR recycles uniforms saving up to thousands of kilograms of greenhouse gases entering atmosphere
Uniforms worn by staff at the country’s largest train company have helped save energy and prevent emissions
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Southern engineer’s digital art blasted off to moon
A Southern engineer's artwork is reaching new heights after it was blasted off to the moon in a rocket this week.
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