Two weeks to go

More rush hour trains from Sussex coast to capital

Commuters in Uckfield and Crowborough can have longer nights out in the capital – thanks to a new timetable by train operator Southern.

There are just two weeks left until Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern trains, launches its December 2024 timetable, which brings in several improvements across its network covering eight counties.

It includes new services between Uckfield, East Grinstead and the capital when passengers need them most.

Southern’s Customer Services director, Jenny Saunders, said: "We are pleased to bring in a number of changes for passengers across our network in the new December timetable, having developed it alongside our regular users and key partners.

“Commuters travelling on Southern trains across the south east will feel the benefits with an additional service running to and from East Grinstead in the evenings.” four new services between East Grinstead and London Victoria will be introduced to provide a half-hourly service throughout the evening.

People living in Uckfield can have longer nights out in London thanks to a later departure from London Bridge to Uckfield at 10.07pm.

It comes as part of a wider programme of timetable changes by train operator Govia Thameslink Railway, which is responsible for one in every four journeys made by rail in the UK on its train companies Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern.