Long-suffering rail passengers on the Greenwich line will have even fewer trains this month because of industrial action by the rail union Aslef. Last December the Westminster government cut Southeastern Metro services across SE London, with services via Greenwich cut to four unevenly-timed trains per hour – two from Southeastern and two from Thameslink. Now […]
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No boost due for Greenwich’s reduced train service, despite MPs’ intervention
Rail passengers on lines through Greenwich borough are facing another week of reduced services, despite local MPs Matt Pennycook and Clive Efford calling on the government to reinstate trains as commuters start to return to their offices. Train services have been cut on Southeastern and Thameslink routes through southeast London so operators can manage staff […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich’s Thameslink trains axed because of Covid
Thameslink has cancelled all its services on the Greenwich line for the first week of 2022 because of staff shortages caused by the latest wave of coronavirus. The company’s twice-hourly Luton to Rainham service has been scrapped between January 4-7, with trains only running between Dartford and Rainham, disrupting journeys to north Kent as well […]
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Bring Thameslink to Belvedere and Erith, Bexley Council leader says
Bexley Council has asked Thameslink to stop its trains at Belvedere and Erith stations to provide a much-needed boost to public transport in the area. The north-south rail link began running on the Greenwich and North Kent lines two years ago – but skips stops at Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere and Erith on its route between […]
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15-minute Delay Repay launches on Southeastern trains
Southeastern is now paying partial refunds to passengers delayed by 15 minutes or more on its services, bringing it into line with its sister rail operators Thameslink and Southern. Until today, passengers could only claim money back from the company if they had been delayed by more than half an hour. But the company has […]
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Passengers asked for ideas for reopened £220,000 Thameslink fund
Rail passengers are being asked for ideas for what can be done to improve their journeys from six Greenwich and Woolwich line stations after local MP Matt Pennycook successfully fought to have a little-publicised scheme reopened for suggestions. As part of its apology for the botched introduction of May 2018’s timetable – which saw a […]
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Easter shutdowns to wipe out SE London rail and DLR services
Two separate Network Rail engineering projects will cut off many of SE London’s rail and DLR links to central London over Easter – forcing passengers onto replacement buses or to the Jubilee Line from North Greenwich. On Southeastern and Thameslink, both the Greenwich and Bexleyheath lines will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, […]
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Woolwich weekly travelcards to hit £50 for the first time
The cost of a weekly four-zone travelcard from Woolwich Arsenal is to break the £50 mark for the first time next month as part of transport secretary Chris Grayling’s annual fare increases. While London mayor Sadiq Khan has frozen fares on TfL services for the third year running, he has elected not to cover increases […]
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