News Releases

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  02 Jun 2021

  Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railway launch new Season Ticket Calculator

  As commuters prepare to return to the office, the train operators have introduced a Season Ticket Calculator to help passengers identify the right fares for them

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  01 Jun 2021

  Breeze through summer and get to the coast at quieter times: warm weather expected tomorrow

  • Busiest trains to coast between 10:30-13:30 and returning between 16:00-19:00
  • ‘Crowdbuster’ train on standby between Faversham and Ramsgate, with longer weekday trains from Victoria to Ramsgate
  • Extra staff on hand to help keep you safe and secure
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  28 May 2021

  Swanley station’s new ticket office opens for business

  • £2.25 million scheme delivered by Southeastern and Network Rail, and funded by Kent County Council and Sevenoaks District Council
  • Major refurbishment also undertaken to footbridge
  • Changes to station approach will improve air quality and traffic flow
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  10 May 2021

  Southeastern safeguards colleagues’ mental health during Covid-19 pandemic

  • An industry first as Southeastern to launch mental health charter for rail operators this month
  • Covid-19 pandemic sharply escalates stress, anxiety and isolation among transport workers
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  29 Apr 2021

  More trains back in Southeastern’s timetable from Sunday 16th May

  • Additional fast and stopping services on key routes
  • Some off-peak services reinstated
  • More early morning services, and extra trains for day-trippers to the Kent coast
  • Limited number of additional and longer trains also reinstated from Monday 26^th April
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  30 Mar 2021

  Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, meets pioneers of lifesaving train travel scheme

  • Duchess meets people from Southeastern and other organisations at London's Victoria station
  • Four domestic abuse survivors have been helped on average since April 2020
  • Her Royal Highess calls Rail to Refuge 'a brilliant initiative'
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  26 Mar 2021

  Longer trains to meet increased demand as Kent and East Sussex come out of lockdown

  • Eight-carriage trains return on key routes during off-peak times
  • All peak time trains to be formed of at least eight carriages
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  26 Mar 2021

  Kidbrooke's new station 'built back better'

  • New building supports nearby development of 5,000 homes
  • Station will be ‘gateway’ that Kidbrooke Village can be proud of
  • New ticket office replaces interim station building
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  24 Mar 2021

  Lifesaving travel scheme pioneered by Southeastern extended to help more domestic abuse survivors

  • Train operators in Great Britain, including Southeastern, are extending the ‘Rail to Refuge’ scheme to help hundreds more domestic abuse survivors.
  • Figures show 1,348 people have used the lifesaving scheme since April 2020, equal to four survivors a day.
  • The scheme was pioneered by Southeastern in 2019, before being introduced by all train operators during the first lockdown in 2020.
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  18 Mar 2021

  Sandwich station upgrade 'sign of confidence in town's future'

  Network Rail complete longer platforms and new footbridge ahead of The 149th Open