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03 Sep 2024

Extra Southeastern train to make it easier for school pupils to get home in east Kent

Extra Southeastern train to make it easier for school pupils to get home in east Kent: Stock image of a train and a Southeastern employee

  • 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

As children return to school, an extra Southeastern train will make it easier for pupils to get home in east Kent.

An additional weekday afternoon service operates between Faversham and Ramsgate from Monday 2 September.

It was introduced following a request by Ursuline College in Westgate-on-Sea where a change to its finishing time would have meant children had to wait an hour for the next service.

Mark Wittekopf, from Southeastern's train planning team, said:

"We know our railway provides access to education, employment and training opportunities for millions of people across the south-east.

"The introduction of this additional train is an example of how we're working with communities to provide a better service. We hope it will make it easier for children to get home, while removing the need for more car journeys in the area.

"Electric rail travel is one of the most sustainable transport options – with just one Southeastern train removing up to 500 cars from the roads.

The train leaves Faversham at 15:15, calling at Whitstable (15:24), Chestfield & Swalecliffe (15:27), Herne Bay (15:32), Birchington-on-Sea (15:40), Westgate-on-Sea (15:44), Margate (15:48), Broadstairs (15:54), Dumpton Park (15:58) and Ramsgate (16:02).

It then joins another train and forms the 16:07 to Charing Cross via Canterbury West and Ashford International.

Students can save a third of the cost of most fares with the 16-25 Railcard. Find out more on the Southeastern website.

Contact information

Southeastern Press Office

0330 095 9091

press.office@southeasternrailway.co.uk

Notes to editors

About Southeastern  

Southeastern is one of the UK’s most reliable operators with more than 1,700 services a day to 181 stations across Kent, south-east London and East Sussex.

It operates the UK's first domestic highspeed service and carried 128 million customers last year. It employs more than 4,500 people.

Southeastern is owned by SE Trains Ltd, a subsidiary of the Department for Transport’s public sector owning group, ‘DOHL’. DOHL also has responsibility for LNER, Northern Trains Limited and TransPennine Trains Limited.

For more information, contact press.office@southeasternrailway.co.uk.

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