News Releases

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  01 May 2025

  New toilets open at London Bridge station

  •  38 new toilets almost double the number of toilets at the station to meet the growing needs of customers.
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  01 May 2025

  Get set for summer with the Southeastern specials

  • New, expanded summer timetable starts from Sunday 18 May.
  • Includes more trains from London to hugely popular coastal destinations such as Whitstable, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
  • Also adds extra services from Margate to support the stellar line up of music events at Dreamland and the wider late-night economy.
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  28 Apr 2025

  Shortlands station accessibility scheme completed

  South East Alliance release: A scheme to improve the accessibility of Shortlands station in south east London has now been completed with the opening of three new lifts.

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  17 Apr 2025

  Southeastern marks first major milestone in Class 376 fleet refresh

  • First upgraded train featuring new blue livery and energy-efficient LED lighting enters passenger service.
  • New livery and improved lighting are stage one of a multi-million refurbishment of the fleet that includes at-seat power supply and refurbished seating throughout.
  • The first train with the full refresh is scheduled to be ready by the end of the year.

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  14 Apr 2025

  Herne Bay station accessibility scheme completed

  South East Alliance release: A £6m project to improve the accessibility of Herne Bay station has added two new lifts and a footbridge.

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  10 Apr 2025

  Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station

  South East Alliance release: Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport’s Access for All (AfA) programme.

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  07 Apr 2025

  Elmers End Station marks 161 years with new teddy mascot

  • Erin Jessop, 12, wins design-a-bear contest with heart-themed teddy now joining station's mascot collection.
  • Celebrations included arts and crafts, music, and a teddy bear’s picnic at the historic Elmers End station.
  • Bear collection has raised over £2,000 for charity and supported community events, including during the pandemic.
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  27 Mar 2025

  Southeastern invests in local communities, sustainability, and opportunity

  • £77m spent with small businesses supporting local economies
  • Over 500 staff in apprenticeships, boosting career development
  • Carbon emissions cut by a third and water use reduced by 43%
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  25 Mar 2025

  Big train meets little train - a Railway 200 encounter

  • Southeastern and Hornby jointly unveil the new Railway 200 Class 395 ‘Javelin’ highspeed train
  • 395015 carries a specially designed Railway 200 graphic and is also the first in the fleet to receive the new highspeed livery
  • Unveiling held at Margate railway station – the home of Hornby – and attended by local businesses and attractions that have benefited from highspeed rail
  • Investment in the fleet has helped to drive a post-pandemic record of just over 15 million journeys on domestic high-speed services in the last financial year
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  20 Mar 2025

  Southeastern introduces timetable boost from May with newer trains and more carriages to support a growing railway

  • A new and improved timetable starting from Sunday 18 May will add extra capacity to provide more space on the busiest services
  • More of the newer Class 377 Electrostar trains are coming in to improve the customer experience.
  • Extra space to help to support 10 million extra journeys over the next 12 months.