News Releases
239 news releases found, showing page 3 of 24
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06 May 2025Game plan for Whitstable Town FC supporters travelling to Wembley on Sunday 11 May
Whitstable Town FC supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday 11 May are being advised to check before they travel and kick off their journey early as a bus replacement service is in operation due to long-planned engineering work.
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01 May 2025New 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 2025Get 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 2025Shortlands 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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10 Apr 2025Funding 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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25 Mar 2025Big 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 2025Southeastern 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.
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19 Mar 2025Southeastern Network Weekend brings affordable adventures to all
- 10,000 Advance tickets available for just £5 across Southeastern trains on 5 and 6 April
- Offer ties into Kent Big Weekend with attractions across Kent taking part.
- Tickets available exclusively via the Southeastern website and app from 22 to–28 March
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17 Mar 2025BLACKHEATH: Rail passengers asked to plan ahead as further 10-week closure means train journeys will change
SET/NR Alliance release: Passengers in south-east London have been asked to plan ahead from Sunday 18 May to Sunday 27 July 2025 as the Blackheath tunnel, between Blackheath and Charlton will close as Network Rail begins £10 million of essential repairs to the 175-year-old Victorian-era structure.
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