What are they?
We are continually working with the wider rail industry as part of the Smarter Information, Smarter Journeys programme to improve customer information.We have worked collaboratively with the rest of the industry to produce the Customer Information Pledges, as displayed in our Customer Information digital leaflet.
Through our Customer Information Pledges, we will:
- Show that we care by putting our customers’ needs first
- Commit to a set of guiding principles that will bring real consistency to the information we provide to customers when they choose to travel by train
- Allow for enough flexibility across the network to ensure we meet all customers’ needs, which might be slightly different locally, whilst still maintaining consistency across the industry
- Bring together good practice from across the railway - and other industries - to support customers during disruption and get them where they need to be as quickly as possible
View the Customer Information Pledges (External website)
Our information improvements for 2023 / 2024
This is what we have completed so far
Online
Updates to the Live Departure Boards - You can view what side the doors will open at the next station; if there is a short platform and on certain trains where the facilities are located:
Travel alerts. You can sign up to receive alerts if your train is changed or cancelled when you purchase a ticket through our website. This alert works for any changes which are made further than 24 hours in advance:
Upgraded Customer Information Screens and Public address Systems at the following stations:
- Southern: Bishopstone, Newhaven Harbour, Winchelsea, Doleham, Three Oaks, Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay, Ockley, Warnham, Warblington, Leigh and Penshurst
- Thameslink: City Thameslink and London Blackfriars
- Great Northern: Moorgate, Old Street, Essex Road and Drayton Park
Brand new information screens have been installed on most of our Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern trains. These screens can display information about any upcoming events or major engineering work which may affect your journey:
This is what we are doing in the future
Digital
- A calendar option for our interactive live map. This to provide a visual aid, in advance, of when engineering works will be taking place across our network.
At the station
- Warnings of a likely delay in front of a disruptive incident. Our Customer Information system will provide an audible and visual alert that your train may be delayed arriving at your station. This will allow you to replan your journey, or travel on an alternative train which isn’t impacted by the disruption
- When known, the information screens will display if all toilets, all accessible toilets or just some of the accessible toilets are out of service on the train
- Continuing to upgrade Customer Information Screens and Public Address Systems
- Southern: Bishopstone, Newhaven Harbour, Winchelsea, Doleham, Three Oaks, Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay, Ockley, Warnham, Warblington, Leigh and Penshurst
- Great Northern: Moorgate, Old Street, Essex Road, Highbury & Islington, and Drayton Park
- Thameslink: City Thameslink and London Blackfriars
Onboard Trains
- Installing brand new information screens onboard the majority of our Southern, Gatwick Express, and Great Northern (between London Kings Cross and Cambridge/Kings Lynn) trains. Once complete, these will be able to display upcoming events and engineering works which may affect your journey