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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Mystery surrounds rumoured delayed start to Thameslink Greenwich service
Train operator Thameslink is not commenting on rumours that its new cross-London service through Greenwich, Woolwich and Dartford may not start a full service next month as planned. New-look rail timetables from 20 May are due to see the current Charing Cross to Gillingham trains, operated by Southeastern, replaced by trains from Luton to Rainham […]
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Greenwich line to get Charing Cross trains again – for one weekend only
Greenwich line rail users will be able to catch direct trains to Charing Cross again – but for three days only at the start of May. The last trains from Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich and Deptford to the West End terminal ran in January 2015, after which the link was severed as part of […]
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Weekly zone 3 travelcards to hit £40 as SE London’s rail fares rise again
Weekly travelcards covering zone 3 are to hit £40 for the first time next year as the cost of rail travel in south-east London continues to rise. While single bus, Tube and DLR fares have been frozen by mayor Sadiq Khan, the cost of other rail services will increase from January, along with travelcards and […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich could get Luton Airport trains from 2018
Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich could get direct trains to Luton Airport under plans that are about to go out to consultation. The plans would see trains seven days a week from Luton to Rainham, Kent, via Blackfriars, London Bridge, Greenwich and Dartford. More services through London Bridge to north London and beyond will be possible […]
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