Coulsdon West Residents' Association

Travel Update from GTR

Since the 17 May, we’ve added three additional AM peak services on the Great Northern Metro into Moorgate

additional Southern Metro services in the Selhurst corridor and added extra carriages where we can such as to

an AM service from Epsom.

We have also made a set of subtle changes to promote social distancing, such as changing which platforms

are used to reduce consecutive arrivals onto platform 5 & 6 at Brighton, which is the narrowest of Brighton’s platforms.

On Monday 15 June, we are introducing a small set of further improvements where passenger numbers are increasing.

This will include a set of extra AM and PM peak time trains on the Great Northern Metro, and extra carriages

in the AM and PM peak on the busy Southern route between Epsom and London Victoria via Sutton.

.Our entire fleet of Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express trains, plus stations and staff areas

have been treated with a powerful new viruscide which sticks to surfaces, killing the viruses for up to 30 days.

Safety

Alongside our extensive cleaning regime we have introduced a number of measures to improve the safety of our passengers

and our staff. These include:

· Adjusting shift patterns for our staff and enabling some staff members to standby at home

· Face masks and hygiene packs for all frontline colleagues

· Delivering extra train capacity and services in response to passenger, staff and stakeholder feedback

· Ordered 1,000 no touch hand sanitisers for staff and passengers at stations

· Developed a social distancing app to enable frontline staff to provide Control with real-time information

and alter services as required

· Installed a range of signage across our stations and onboard to encourage social distancing

We are continually reviewing our safety procedures, alongside the wider industry, and seeking feedback

from passengers and staff to ensure we are delivering the most up to date practices during this time

Engineering works – East Coast Main Line

We are continuing to work in partnership with Network Rail and industry partners to progress the £1.2 billion upgrade

of the East Coast Main Line. The upgrade includes remodelling the track

and signalling around King’s Cross, upgrading the power supply, installing completing a new platform at Stevenage

and major infrastructure work at Werrington – just north of Peterborough.

The next stage of the upgrade work is planned for Saturday 20^th June and Sunday 21^st June 2020

This important enabling work is required in advance of the major remodelling work planned at King’s Cross station.

The work will mean that no direct services will run to or from King’s Cross Station London on the East Coast Main Line

on these dates. On the GTR network, no Thameslink or Great Northern services will run on the East Coast Main Line into King’s Cross,

St Pancras or Moorgate. Trains will be terminating at Gordon Hill and New Barnet,

with rail replacement buses operating from those stations, and Potters Bar, to stations on the Midland Mainline and to

London Underground stations for onward connections into London.

For more information on the Government’s advice on safer travel go to:

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