Rail provider, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has confirmed plans for extra Saturday train services as the countdown to the most colourful weekend on the south coast continues.
The extra services will help visitors to the city and get home from Brighton & Hove Pride 2019 weekend, which is held this summer.
A highlight in Brighton's calendar, Pride is to take place from Friday to Sunday (2-4 August), with Kylie Minogue headlining the main LGBTQ Pride fundraising event at Preston Park on Saturday 3 August.
The operator, that runs Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services out of Brighton, are adding and lengthening services to bolster capacity throughout the weekend. Specifically after the main Pride in the Park event finishes on Saturday evening where additional services will run late into the night.
GTR have been planning for this event since January and have been working closely with the Brighton & Hove Pride organisers, Sussex Police, Brighton & Hove City Council, along with other local partners.
In the spirit of Pride, the organisers and partners have worked closely with GTR to extend the train station's rainbow queuing system outside, to direct passengers leaving the event into the appropriate queue for their train before they get to the station.
What did the officials have to say?
Angie Doll, Passenger Services Director for Southern and Gatwick Express, said:
“We are really proud to play our part in making sure travellers can get to and from this year's Pride, which promises to be another dazzling celebration of inclusivity.
“This year, we are really pleased to have supported the organisers and partner agencies in an enhanced queuing system which will really help get people safely away from the event towards the train station. We are providing extra services but as you would expect for such a popular event, it will be very busy, so I would ask everyone coming to the event to plan ahead and allow plenty of time to get home.”
Paul Kemp, Managing Director of Brighton & Hove Pride 2019, said:
“Pride is an important event for our City with visitors coming in from across the UK & worldwide. We are extremely heartened by the positive working partnership and support over Pride weekend and the enthusiasm from all at GTR.”
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