A new timetable will come into force in the railway industry from Sunday.
The changes will see the introduction of additional services across the south east, with some services having extra carriages to create more space for passengers.
There will be some changes to South Eastern Railway, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and South Western Railway (SWR) services.
Below we look at the key changes and how they may affect your journey:
Southeastern
Southeastern says the new schedule will mean there will be “thousands” more available seats. [Getty Images]
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Some trains between London and Hastings terminals will have more carriages during both morning and evening rush hours.
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There will be additional peak hour services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East, resulting in services every half hour.
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Weekend services between London Victoria and Dartford/Gravesend will be increased to eight carriages.
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Additional evening trains will be introduced on the route between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath.
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A total of 29 additional high-speed services will operate between London St Pancras International and Faversham on weekdays and weekends, meaning services will operate every half-hour until the weekday evening and all day on Saturday.
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Some services on the network have been subject to minor time adjustments.
Govia Thameslink Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway operates the Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services in Kent, Sussex and Surrey. [Getty Images]
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There will be a new morning and evening peak service between Eastbourne and London Bridge. The service departs Eastbourne at 06:47 GMT and arrives in London at 08:25. The return service departs London Bridge at 17:03 and returns to Eastbourne at 18:35, stopping at Hampden Park, Lewes and Three Bridges.
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Services between East Grinstead and London Victoria will now run every half hour midday on weekdays during school holidays, and on Thursdays and Fridays during term time.
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Remaining services between Brighton and Southampton will stop at Porchester.
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The 06:46 London Victoria to Ore service will now stop at Wiwelsfield at 07:38 before continuing towards Eastbourne and Ore.
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The existing Eastbourne to Aure service at 06:23 will now start at Brighton at 05:37 and call at Lewes, Polegate and Hampden Park before continuing to Aure.
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The 05:52 weekday flight from Gatwick to London Victoria joins the Reigate service to London Victoria at Redhill. The Gatwick portion of this service will now begin at Three Bridges at 05:47.
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To improve early morning services to Portsmouth at stations between Havant and Chichester, additional stops will be introduced on the morning service between Gatwick Airport and Portsmouth Harbour.
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There are no significant changes to Gatwick Express services.
South Western Railway
There will be more Class 701 trains on the South Western Railway network. [South Western Railway]
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SWR says there are no significant changes to train schedules.
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Some services will use a different type of train as SWR phases it out. Class 455 fleet.
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Other services have undergone minor changes compared to the fall schedule.
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Passengers traveling over the Christmas and New Year period are advised to check before traveling as there are several engineering projects taking place across the network.
Journey planners can be used on any train operator's website or National Rail equivalent.
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