Longer rush hour trains feature in First Capital Connect’s new Thameslink route timetable that comes into force from Sunday, 11 December.
In the new timetable, four trains in the morning and four in the evening will be lengthened to 12 carriages on services between Bedford and Brighton and a further four services will be extended to eight carriages on the Luton to Sutton service group.
Between them they will add over 3,200 more seats at the busiest times of the day.
Off-peak during the week, there will be over 1,200 off-peak weekday seats and, between London St Pancras and Bedford, almost 3,900 more Saturday seats.
Customer Service Director Keith Jipps said:
“We’re working hard to improve services for customers and have targeted the extra capacity on those trains that need it most.
“The Thameslink Programme has imposed some tough times on our customers with lots of track closures for engineering work but with the start of the new 12-carriage services we can finally see improvements coming on line.”
Details of the new timetable can be seen at www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk or by picking up a copy at any staffed FCC station.
