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Passengers intending to travel to and from London King’s Cross and other destinations on the East Coast Main Line via Peterborough, and across Great Northern routes over the weekend of 24 and 25 June 2023 are being asked to plan ahead and check how their journey ma be affected by planned engineering work.
Passengers using the King’s Lynn to Cambridge Fen Line will have extra services to meet returning demand post-Covid when Great Northern and Thameslink introduce their new summer timetables on Sunday 21 May. The journey between King’s Cross and Cambridge will be quicker on some stopping services.
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at six smaller stations in Hertfordshire and north London
Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway have jointly issued the following press release about planned engineering work affecting upcoming weekends in May:
Much of the railway network is open over the May bank holiday and Coronation weekend across the Anglia region. But with major station and renewals projects taking place, we urge passengers to check before travelling as some engineering work
Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme, designed to reduce delays and give passengers a more reliable service
Two new lifts to serve platforms 3/4 and 7/8 have now opened at Finsbury Park railway station, opening up travel opportunities for more people.
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Magical murals and improved lighting have transformed the Meldreth to Melbourn underpass, thanks to community action. The vibrant murals have the feel of a giant art gallery and include artwork from 40 community groups, painted by volunteers of all ages over the Easter break. More than 100 volunteers helped in the first week alone.
Britain’s tiniest train station has opened at Blackfriars – and it’s especially for bugs!
Part of a living art installation by rail operator GTR to celebrate spring and biodiversity
GTR is encouraging customers and local communities to support wildlife in their gardens and local areas
A train station especially for bugs has arrived at London Blackfriars today as part of a new living art inst
Govia Thameslink Railway has published an Easy Ticket Guide to coincide with World Autism Acceptance Week
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Children at a rural primary school in Malawi are learning computer skills on recycled tablets provided by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) in partnership with IT recycling and education charity the Turing Trust.
The train company donated over 200 redundant Android tablets to the Trust in November 2021. The charity’s IT workshop team have carried out a comprehensive, data-secure refurbishm
Passengers travelling to/from Peterborough, Kings Lynn, Norwich and Bury St Edmunds via Cambridge are advised to check before they travel as Network Rail will carry out essential engineering work this Easter.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has received authorisation from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to place its Class 717 fleet into passenger service using Level 2 European Train Control System (ETCS) digital signalling
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