New Greater Anglia trains rolled out in King's Lynn

Greater Anglia is rolling out its state-of-the-art new Class 720 services

One of the new Class 720 trains at King's Lynn
Author: Matt SoanesPublished 14th Feb 2022

State of the art new trains have started running on the line connecting King's Lynn and Ely.

Greater Anglia has rolled out its Class 720 services on the line between the town and London Liverpool Street.

The new electric trains are made by French company Alstom. Each is longer, with more seats than the older trains.

The carriages also have a range of mod cons - including USB chargers, free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and brand new accessible toilets.

New weekday services are also being launched heading to the capital, with a new departure to Liverpool Street from King's Lynn at 06:18 and a 19:07 Liverpool Street to King’s Lynn return service.

Andrew Goodrum, from Greater Anglia, said: “We’re very pleased that customers between Ely and King’s Lynn are now able to enjoy our new trains.

“We know from customer feedback that customers enjoy the added comfort, the plug and USB sockets and other improved features these new trains have.

“We’ll continue rolling out new trains in the coming months as part of our plan to replace all our old trains with brand new trains.”

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