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This section of our site gives all of our latest news and press releases on changes and improvements to Southeastern train services as well as articles on the transport industry as a whole.
Thursday 22 August 2024
Life after GCSEs and A Levels: Southeastern Offers Exciting Career Opportunities
Wednesday 31 July 2024
Thanet Parkway celebrates its first birthday!
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03 Sep 2024Extra Southeastern train to make it easier for school pupils to get home in east Kent
- Additional weekday service to operate between Faversham and Ramsgate
- Reduces journey times following a change to a local college’s school day
- Travelling with Southeastern is one of the most sustainable travel options
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29 Aug 2024Southeastern becomes the first UK train operator to set up a WhatsApp Channel for sharing travel updates
- Southeastern launches a WhatsApp Channel offering a new way to get the latest travel information
- Customers can sign up for alerts using their existing WhatsApp account
- The train operator will provide service updates directly to their mobile phones
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28 Aug 2024Train operators join forces with tech startups to shape the future of the rail industry
- Southeastern, Northern, LNER and TransPennine Express join forces for Future Labs
- Nine technology startups to receive unique insight and mentorship
- Initiative aimed at enhancing customer experience, improving performance and supporting talent
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27 Aug 2024Contactless payments available at six Southeastern stations from next month
- Expansion of Pay as You Go ticketing will provide better journeys for customers
- Helps customers beat the queues to get a ticket and guarantees the best price on the day
- Part of wider Government-led roll out of technology at 53 railway stations around London
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23 Aug 2024Ditch the car and explore the south-east by train this bank holiday weekend
- Full service operating across most of the Southeastern network
- Extra services to the coast to help drivers beat the queues
- Save money on tickets with Advance fares, Kids for a Quid and GroupSave
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22 Aug 2024Life after GCSEs and A Levels: Southeastern Offers Exciting Career Opportunities
We Are Family: Meet the Innes's, Southeastern’s Railway Relatives
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19 Aug 2024Final call for applications to Southeastern’s community fund
- Southeastern’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund will help make a positive difference across south-east London, Kent and East Sussex.
- Charities, organisations and community groups are encouraged to apply before 31st August.
- The fund is part of Southeastern’s wider commitment to advancing social mobility.
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13 Aug 2024Southeastern expands accessible travel offer with new British Sign Language service
- New technology puts stations and customer service colleagues in touch with live interpreters
- Makes it easier for customers to communicate with Southeastern colleagues using British Sign Language
- Part of wider improvements to accessible travel service across the network
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05 Aug 2024Southeastern launches ‘EnterTrainMent Week’ for families travelling on highspeed services
- Southeastern has collaborated with renowned 'toyologist' for a week of special journeys on highspeed services
- Play experts have gathered some of the best family-friendly games for customers to enjoy while travelling to the coast
- 'EnterTrainMent' is available on a limited number of specially selected services but is part of Southeastern's wider efforts to help more people ditch the car this summer
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31 Jul 2024Thanet Parkway celebrates its first birthday!
- The station provides highspeed and Main Line services to central London and Kent and is designed to be a catalyst for future investment and growth
- Since opening, around 91,000 journeys have been made to or from the station
- To mark the occasion, Southeastern and Network Rail staff gathered to enjoy a slice of birthday cake