Southeastern's new timetable criticised by council, MP and watchdog

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Southeastern's new timetable criticised by council, MP and watchdog
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It comes amid service cuts made by the operator

Under the changes, trains will leave stations at roughly the same time each hour, with additional services at peak times.

First Class seating on trains between London, Kent and Sussex will also be removed to provide more capacity for general customers. "The simpler structure also means Southeastern has the flexibility to alter train services as demand changes."Southeastern added that between February and July 2022, weekday peak demand was only 56% of pre-pandemic levels, due to the growing trend towards home working., described the planned changes as "bad news" for passengers and said it believed it would further deter people from using trains.

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