Coronavirus: Rail services to be increased as travel restrictions ease [BBC News]
Date: 08/05/2020
There are plans to increase train services from Monday 18 May across Britain, in preparation for the eventual easing of travel restrictions.
The move will ensure the railways are able to cope with a rise in passengers when some people return to work.
Rail bosses and government sources told the BBC that services will be increased to about 70% of the normal timetable.
At the moment, only half of normal rail services are running due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Adopting a new timetable and reintroducing more trains requires a lot of planning, so preparations are being made for an increase to - on average - around 70% of the full timetable.
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Train operators and the government are planning to increase rail services from mid-May onwards.
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