Travel Advice for Students from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)
With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb
Travel Advice for Students from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)
With the student travel window opening this Thursday, the UK’s largest rail operator is supporting those that need to travel home by train to do so safely, by sharing information on top tips, travel advice and journey planning tools – in addition to retaining service levels throughout the period.
The Government has called for students travelling home for Christmas to do so from 3rd – 9th Decemb
New winter timetable heralds longer trains and extra services
Thameslink and Great Northern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when the updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
Great Northern will be doubling the length of trains between King’s Lynn and Cambridge to eight carriages following the completion of the £29m Fen Line upgrade, delivered in collaboration with Network Rail. This much-anticipated impro
Southern set to introduce updated winter timetable
Southern passengers are being asked to check before they travel when its updated winter timetable is introduced from Sunday 13 December 2020.
In response to customer feedback and passenger demand, new early morning weekday services will be reintroduced on several lines, along with additional Saturday services on the Brighton to Lewes, Brighton to West Worthing, Sutton to London Victoria and Lon
Children’s train designs sculpted in steel for station display
Five young artists have been watching a blacksmith turn their drawings of trains into spectacular metal sculptures, to be installed at Glynde station for passengers and passers by to enjoy.
The artist blacksmith at historic Glynde Forge, Thomas Gontar, was commissioned to create the steel sculptures by the local community, his work being funded by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) as part of its n
Rail Company Completes First Ever Sector-based Work Academy Programme in Sussex
Despite the onset of a second national lockdown, the UK’s largest rail operator – Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – launched its first ever Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) with East Sussex College this month. After training and preparing 12 local candidates for employment, the programme is now close to completion.
Designed in partnership with Sussex Skills Solutions (part of East Suss
Thameslink’s Luton Airport Parkway station comes of age
Luton Airport Parkway station has 'come of age' and is celebrating its 21st birthday this month.
The station was opened in November 1999 to serve Luton Airport. Nine years later it became the first on the north Thameslink route to have its platforms extended to accommodate longer 12-carriage trains as part of the Thameslink Programme (see picture). In April 2013, a new northern entrance was als
New partnership set to brighten up stations and help local people bloom
High-resolution images and broadcast-quality B-roll can be downloaded at the bottom of this press release
Govia Thameslink Railway and Groundwork East partnership will freshen up 19 stations with new artwork and landscaping
Projects will involve local schools and community groups, and offer a chance for local unemployed people to gain new skills and qualifications
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Govia Thameslink Railway offers more free train travel to victims fleeing domestic abuse
Govia Thameslink Railway is supporting an extended nationwide initiative to help domestic abuse victims reach refuge accommodation by offering free train travel.
Press release available here: https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/free-train-travel-for-almost-a-thousand-fleeing-domestic-abuse-as-demand-for-help-soars
Govia Thameslink Railway's Chief Operating Officer Steve White said: "Wi
Burgess Hill station in West Sussex receives £1.2m facelift
Network Rail has issued the following press release about new platform canopies at Burgess Hill station:
Network Rail has replaced two 50m canopies which stand over the platforms as well as making a raft of improvements to the station building.
Burgess Hill railway station is on the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink in West Sussex. It is 41 miles down the line from London Bridge via Redhill
Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern join new pilot to further boost high face covering compliance on the railway
The Rail Delivery Group has issued this press release, a version of which is copied here.
As part of ongoing work by the rail industry to increase passenger confidence and make the railway even safer during the coronavirus pandemic, a new pilot to increase already-high observance of face covering rules has led to almost total compliance on trains and at stations.
Rail staff have been working