To help make travel to Skegness in Lincolnshire during the summer holidays more comfortable, East Midlands Railway (EMR) has introduced a seat availability guide as well as providing top tips for passengers travelling to the east coast resort.
The Seat Availability Guide identifies the times of day to avoid and the quieter times to travel. Each day is broken down into four time slots that highlight how busy the services are likely to be.
The quietest time of day for travel is between 17.30 and 22.00 every day, whilst the busiest time to travel is between 7.30 and 15.00 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
To make sure of getting a seat, passengers are strongly advised to book their tickets in advance, which 85% of Skegness customers already do. Booking ahead also secures the best prices, availability, and access to priority boarding queues.
There will be queuing systems at Nottingham and Skegness stations, with separate queues for travellers with and without reservations, and a priority queue for pre-booked customers including season ticket holders.
Since Skegness trains are often busy, passengers should keep their luggage to a minimum. To ensure luggage can be safely stowed on board, passengers should limit themselves to one bag per person.
Responses
Well it’d help if they increased coaches on the train, possibly using 4 coach class 158s in order to be able to get between units or reintroduce the Jolly Fisherman using class 222 Meridians. Having 2 coaches isn’t good enough, as when I went to Grantham on the 12th July, the train was that busy you’d be able to fill a 3 car class 170 standing.
It isn’t the public’s fault that the train is overcrowded, it’s down to EMR to make sure there’s enough capacity.