Southeastern and Network Rail ‘highly commended’ for ‘Outstanding Teamwork’ at the National Rail Awards 2018

The partner of a man who suffered a heart attack at Maidstone East station has praised Southeastern employees and members of the public who helped to save his life.

New Guinness World Record set by Herne Hill children and local community transforming station underpass

Large Snowdog sculptures, inspired by the animation film, The Snowman and The Snowdog, have been spotted playing hide and seek around Ashford town centre, ahead of the world-class public art trail landing on the 12^th September.

After ten months out of service, Southeastern passengers will be keen to welcome back one of the trains from the high speed fleet. 

• Southeastern is calling on passengers, stakeholders and mobility groups to nominate their local station for accessibility improvements that will help disabled passengers, as well as those with heavy luggage or pushchairs
• £300 million of Government funding has been made available to pay for step-free access at railway stations across Britain; including lifts, subways and bridges
• We want as much of that money as possible to be used to improve Southeastern stations, and are asking passengers to nominate their local station

Southeastern and Network Rail have today announced an action plan on how we plan for and respond to major incidents as an independent report is published into the Lewisham train disruption during heavy snow in March this year.

Southeastern is investing to expand and upgrade the car park at Staplehurst station. Work will include the creation of around 300 extra car parking spaces, as well as improvements to CCTV and lighting. The existing car park will also be adapted to ensure that more parking spaces are available, improving access for both pedestrians and traffic.

Southeastern has completed a three year revamp project that will benefit more than 600,000 commuters.

Prestigious commendation recognises Southeastern’s cross-industry partnership with Network Rail and South Western Railway