Kent weekly round-up: 13 July 19 July 2024

A train operating company in East Sussex and Kent said it plans to add 220 more services to its timetable in December.

Southeastern said the additional services - including 12 extra peak-time trains operating on the Greenwich and Sidcup routes - would improve access to the Elizabeth line into Central London and out to Heathrow, Maidenhead and Reading.

It said some evening services from London Charing Cross to Maidstone East would also be extended to Ashford International, calling at Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing.

The company said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the new trains would show in journey planners on the Southeastern and Network Rail apps from the Autumn.

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