Southeastern has announced that it has lengthened a number of morning and evening peak time trains in October.

The increase is as a result of passenger demand. The train operator adjusted the number of carriages to meet the needs of its passengers.

The changes have been made across the Mainline and Highspeed routes into Kent, as well as the Metro routes that run mainly within the Greater London area.

In the morning peak:

• 0607 Faversham-London Cannon Street is lengthened to 10 carriages from 8 carriages
• The 0650 Gravesend-London Charing Cross is lengthened to 12 carriages from 10 carriages

In the evening peak:

• The 1805 London Blackfriars-Rochester is lengthened to 8 carriages from 6 carriages
• The 1612 London St Pancras International-Margate is lengthened to 12 carriages from 6 carriages as far as   Ashford International.
• The 1639 London Charing Cross-Ramsgate increased to 11 carriages from 8 carriages

What did the officials say?

Guy Horstmann, Head of Train Planning for Southeastern, said:

“We’re always trying to do more to provide better journeys for our passengers, and we use every available train we have to run the timetable.  We’re constantly re-balancing the trains we have with the demand for services people use to ensure that our passengers are getting as comfortable a journey as possible. We hope our passengers on some of the busiest journeys can see a difference.”

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