Network Rail have issued the following press release announcing plans for a new footbridge with lifts at Royston station:
Today (21 March), Network Rail has announced plans to build a new £3.5m accessible footbridge at Royston station to help Thameslink and Great Northern passengers switch platforms more easily.
Installing the new footbridge will bring back a direct pathway between the t
Govia Thameslink Railway has just re-treated its 20,000th train with a long-lasting viricide that kills coronavirus for weeks at a time
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have completed a £600,000 improvement package over the past year to make the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern rail networks easier for disabled passengers to use. Enhancements range from a smart new accessible toilet and wheelchair-user-friendly customer information points to testing devices for induction loop systems.
The star of the programme is the new a
Smart tickets are the future of rail according to a new survey commissioned by Govia Thameslink Railway with 58% of consumers saying they’d travel by train using smart tickets after learning more about them
Next week’s planned Tube strikes will lead to the closure of five London stations on Great Northern’s Northern City Line, from Drayton Park to Moorgate, because some are run by London Underground
Train times will change across the board twice on Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern starting on Monday 21 February
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is using bikes abandoned at its railway stations to help people with learning difficulties gain new skills and build their independence.
The number of 2021 apprentices exceeded targets by 20% as 31 to 40 year-old’s look to make career switches and return to work.
The number of apprentices recruited by rail firms Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern in 2021 exceeded its target of 200 by almost 20 per cent. In the past year, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has provided new career opportunities for 239 people, aged from 16 all th
Network Rail have issued the following press release giving advance notice of engineering work affecting train services on the East Coast Main Line and Northern City Line at weekends during February and March:
Latest stage of work on East Coast Digital Programme begins next month
Weekend service changes on some Great Northern and Thameslink routes
Passengers urged to plan their journeys throug
The rail operator and Hertfordshire-based academy football team have partnered up for the eighth year running to provide the club’s apprentices with free train travel on Thameslink and Great Northern routes.
The longstanding partnership enables players of all backgrounds to easily get to the training ground from their home, school, or college, free of charge. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is c
Network Rail have issued the following press release about progress on the east Coast Digital Programme that will affect services in and out of Moorgate this Christmas:
Upgrades to the track and signalling on London’s Northern City Line continue over Christmas
Major work will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled services running
Trains between Finsbury Park a
Network Rail have issued the following press release about the start of a scheme to create step-free access to all platforms at Finsbury Park station:
The main stage of work to make Finsbury Park station fully accessible is now under way, after Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, joined Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and Islington Borough Council for a ground-breaking event today (Mo
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