London North Eastern Railway has announced that it will introduce new Azuma services between Harrogate and London King's Cross from 15 December 2019.
The Yorkshire town will benefit from an extra five new services each day from mid-December.
Advance tickets for the extra weekday services are now on sale on the LNER website.
The new Azuma trains will allow LNER to provide six direct Harrogate services a day in each direction, with two in each direction from mid-December serving Horsforth.
New departures from Harrogate will be at:
- 09:36
- 11:36
- 13:36
- 15:36
- 17:36
New departures from London King's Cross will be at:
- 07:33
- 09:33
- 11:33
- 13:33
- 15:33
Different times will apply on a Sunday.
What did the officials say?
David Horne, LNER Managing Director, said:
“Harrogate is an incredibly important destination for LNER, so we are delighted to be creating significantly more opportunities for business travellers, tourists and international visitors to make Harrogate an even more attractive and accessible destination.
“From visiting the world-famous Harrogate Spa, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, the ever-popular tea rooms or an outdoors walk through areas of outstanding natural beauty, Harrogate and the surrounding North Yorkshire countryside offers a great range of attractions. We are excited to be launching these revolutionary new Azuma services to help bring many more people to the town.”
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Wonderful news. Perhaps LNER should introduce more new services next year with more Azuma trains in service. And maybe LNER could extend its franchise. As it’s run by the government.