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Check before you travel
Train timetables are changing at Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express this spring and summer.
Passengers are being advised to check before travelling for changes from 17 May, as well as before school holidays, bank holiday weekends, and the normal programme of planned engineering work.
From 17 May, passengers will see several improvements (see editor’s notes) including:
- Additional services on the East Grinstead line, on the Southern network
- More punctual services across the network due to small tweaks to timing, based on feedback
- An extra fast evening commuter service from King’s Cross to Hitchin
- Better punctuality and fewer short notice platform alterations in the evening peak at East Croydon, thanks to small changes to the platforms trains are planned to use
John Whitehurst, Chief Operating Officer of parent company Govia Thameslink Railway, said: “These changes in May will improve punctuality and provide extra services for passengers. As the adjustments will vary route to route, we encourage people to check before they travel.”
Later, this summer, customers will also see a combination of additional trains running between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria to connect with early morning flights and more services during the middle of the day for some stations elsewhere for people going on days out. A small number of services will also be withdrawn on some routes where, because of the school holidays, the number of passengers falls.
Changes to train timetables can be viewed in online journey planners at the Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express websites.
