Extra Capacity on Southeastern Trains from 29th March 2021

Southeastern will begin running longer trains from next week.

With the government roadmap easing of lockdown restrictions and a gradual but steady increase in usage, capacity on Southeastern services will be boosted by adding extra carriages from Monday 29th March. Longer trains will provide additional space at peak and off-peak times in anticipation of more customers returning to the railway over the Spring when lockdown measures will be eased further. The move follows the boost to capacity on Monday 8th March when schoolchildren returned to travelling on the railway network. A national network timetable change in May will see a further significant boost in train services across the country. Summary of changes to train lengths: All off-peak services on the London Charing Cross - Hastings line will be formed of eight carriages. All off-peak services on the London Charing Cross - Tonbridge - Ramsgate line will be formed of eight carriages. All off-peak services on the London Victoria - Medway Towns - Ramsgate line will be formed of eight carriages. All peak time mainline services will be formed of at least eight carriages with many of these formed of twelve carriages. Busier peak time Highspeed services to and from London St Pancras will be formed of twelve carriages.

To check your journey before you travel, visit >> www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/timetable

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