Greater Anglia to offer more services over summer

Our local rail firm is adding more services to its timetable over the summer months

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 11th Apr 2022
Last updated 11th Apr 2022

Local rail firm Greater Anglia is adding more services to its timetable this summer, to help people get away.

The company says passenger numbers remain 'fairly steady' at less than 55% of pre pandemic levels, with more people working from home.

However the firm is set to bolster its timetime over the summer months, with more services to coastal resorts in the East, as well as Stansted Airport.

The changes come in from May 15 and will include:

- Stansted Express services between the airport and London Liverpool Street will run every half hour, and more frequently at the most busy times.

- Norwich to London intercity services will run half hourly on weekdays and Saturdays until 9pm. Services will leave hourly on Sundays.

- Rural services are being stepped up between Norwich and Lowestoft and to Sheringham, Great Yarmouth and Felixstowe. Trains between Ipswich and Cambridge and Lowestoft and Peterborough will also be more frequent.

- Additional services and longer trains will run on routes between Ipswich, Colchester, Clacton, Harwich, Braintree, Chelmsford, Southend Victoria, Southminster and London Liverpool Street.

Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia managing director, said:

“The pandemic has changed our railway. We have a different contract with the Government which is wholly funding us. It’s important that we provide the best possible service to our customers and also value for money for taxpayers.

“Over the coming months, we’ll see even more of our new longer trains with all mod cons replace our older trains on commuting routes into London, which will lead to more seats available for our customers and a much-improved travelling experience.

“New trains already in place on our Intercity, Stansted Express and regional services have markedly improved service standards on those routes – including helping us to achieve record-breaking punctuality.

“We’ll continue to monitor passenger numbers and make further adjustments as necessary, always seeking to run a very good service and to encourage more customers to take the train.”

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