Southeastern now running longer trains to increase passenger capacity

Train operator Southeastern has announced that a number of their train services now benefit from greater seating capacity for passengers.

With the UK slowly coming out of full national lockdown and more shops and facilities soon to reopen, Southeastern has anticipated an increase in passengers on a number of their services.

To ensure trains have an appropriate amount of seating, extra coaches will be added to a number of peak and off-peak trains starting Monday 29th of April 2021.

Also as part of the better capacity, the 15:39 Tonbridge to London Charing Cross has been reinstated in the timetable. Formed of 8 carriages, the train will call at Sevenoaks, London Bridge and Waterloo East and will connect with the 15:53 Sevenoaks to London Blackfriars via Otford service.

These changes to services are:

12 Coach Trains

London St Pancras

Southeastern now running longer trains to increase passenger capacity

8th April 2021

Brand new Kidbrooke railway station opened

3rd April 2021

From Dover – 5.49 am
From Sandwich – 5.48 am
From Margate – 8.53am, 1.55pm and 5.55pm
To Margate – 7.12am, 12.12pm, 4.12pm and 9.12pm

London Charing Cross

From Hastings – 8.31am, 9.50am, 10.50am, 1.50pm, 2.50pm, 4.50pm, 5.50pm, 7.50pm, 8.50pm,
From Ramsgate – 5.42 am
To Ashford – 8.10 am
To Ramsgate – 5.40pm

London Cannon Street

To Ramsgate – 5.30 am

London Victoria

From Dover – 5.20 am
From Ramsgate – 5.50 am and 7.40 am
To Ramsgate – 4.40pm and 5.40pm
To Dover – 5.10pm

Southeastern High Speed 'Javelin' — Credit: Langton Photography

8 Coach Trains

London Charing Cross

From Hastings – 8.45am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm, 2.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.45pm, 5.15pm, 5.45pm, 6.45pm, 7.45pm, 8.15pm, 9.45pm and 10.45pm
From Ramsgate – 7.25am, 9.25am and 10.25am
From Ashford – 4.02 pm
To Ramsgate – 1.40pm and 4.40pm
To Ashford – 11.40pm

London Cannon Street

From Dover – 4.30 am
To Ramsgate – 6.42 am
From Broadstairs – 6.15 am
From Ramsgate – 6.36 am
To Dover – 4.41 pm
To Margate – 6.11 pm

London Victoria

From Ramsgate – 10.53am, 11.53am, 12.53pm and 6.53pm
From Dover – 5.18 pm
To Ramsgate – 1.40pm, 2.40pm, 7.40pm and 9.10pm
To Dover – 3.15pm
From Minster – 7.49 am

London Blackfriars

To Ashford – 5.38 pm

Train Services Director for Southeastern Scott Brightwell said: “Now that the country is beginning to open up again we’re making sure that as demand changes, the number of carriages available for service changes with it. While Government guidance continues to ask people to keep journeys to a minimum and stay local for leisure, retail and hospitality, we’ll continue to monitor levels of demand and adjust train lengths accordingly.”

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