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• The rapid investment programme will deliver deep cleans at 116 stations
• As well as station improvement works at 20 stations
• Work to be delivered at pace, over the next six months

• Today, Southeastern invited customers to embark on a journey with a difference to Pluckley, reputed to be the most haunted place in the UK.
• Play experts gathered some of the best Halloween-based games for customers to enjoy while travelling on the specially selected service from Charing Cross. 
• Photos from today's special service are now available

• This Halloween during half-term, Southeastern invites customers to embark on a journey with a difference to Pluckley, reputed to be the most haunted place in the UK.
• Play experts have gathered some of the best Halloween based games for customers to enjoy while travelling on the specially selected service from Charing Cross. 
• Customers, both young and old, are invited to join Southeastern and renowned Toyologist Peter Jenkinson for the special journey on Thursday 31^st October.

• Southeastern recognised at the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards.
• “Pass It On” campaign wins the 2024 Kent Suicide Prevention Project.
• More than 200 potentially life-saving interventions by Southeastern colleagues since April. 

Network Rail/Southeastern Alliance release

People using the Medway Valley line between Paddock Wood and Strood are being asked to plan ahead and check before they travel when Network Rail engineers undertake work on the railway to protect it against landslips.

• Positive storytelling through educational videos help create a cleaner, greener and more socially responsible region.
• Network Rail and Southeastern have been working together since 2022 to combine their sustainability strategies.
• The video can be used by teachers as a learning resource for tackling some of the more complex subjects that children may not be familiar with.

• It’s the first toilet of its kind to open at a station managed by Southeastern.
• The facility will support people with a range of needs that aren’t met by standard accessible toilets.
• We are working hard to improve accessibility across the network.

• Network Rail and Kent County Council have agreed measures to keep people moving 

• People are still advised to change travel plans to help reduce road congestion. 

• Bridge repairs will take place between 22:00 on Friday 25 October and 05:00 on Sunday 3 November

• Enhanced Southeastern timetable starts on Sunday 15 December with an extra 44 services per weekday, totalling 220 per week.
• This includes the introduction of 12 additional Cannon Street ‘Rounder’ services at peak times on the Woolwich and Sidcup lines.
• Also adds more off-peak trains between Victoria and Orpington via Herne Hill to offer a full ‘turn up and go’ Metro service.

• Some services will depart a few minutes earlier from 13 October
• It’s estimated around 50 million leaves fall onto the railway in the south-east every autumn
• Safety is our top priority and drivers need more time to stop and start at stations