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Written question asked by Clive Efford (Labour) on Friday, 14 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 October 2022 (named day). It was answered by Kevin Foster (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Southeastern: Railway Stations and Timetables

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2022 to Question 59411 on Southeastern Trains: Railway Stations and Timetables, how much extra capacity will be created by removing first class seats from London-bound trains that stop between 7.00am and 9.30am at (a) Eltham and (b) New Eltham station.

Answer

Currently on a typical weekday between 07:00 and 09:30 Eltham has nine direct services to London Charing Cross, six direct services to London Cannon Street and five direct services to London Victoria.

From the 11 December on a typical weekday between 07:00 and 09:30 Eltham will have five direct services to London Charing Cross, seven direct services to London Cannon Street and five direct services to London Victoria. All train times have been uploaded to National Rail Journey Planner and can be found here: https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/planjourney/search

First Class is not available on services calling at Eltham or New Eltham. First Class is being removed from Southeastern’s mainline services to create a modern, inclusive railway with more seats available to mainline customers. Removing First Class will provide access to an average of 60 more seats on a 12-car train.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63099
Session
2022-23
Related items
Southeastern: Railway Stations and Timetables
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Railway stations Timetables Eltham Southeastern
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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