Training season: train company donates £250 to young runners’ campaign
Two young fundraisers from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, are celebrating a £250 donation from long distance train operator CrossCountry.
Read MoreTuesday 14 March 2023
CrossCountry will be running services to the Cheltenham Festival but warns there will be an extremely limited service on Thursday 16 March due to planned strike action.
There will be crowd control measures at Birmingham New Street, Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads stations with queuing systems in place between 08:00 and 13:00 on festival dates for customers travelling towards Cheltenham Spa. Customers are advised to allow extra time when travelling through the stations and be aware of announcements and station signage to direct towards Cheltenham Spa services.
On Thursday 16 March, a strike day, CrossCountry services will run from 0700 until approximately 1900 with services likely to be extremely busy due to the Races.
Huw Margetts, Regional Director for West and Wales at CrossCountry said: “We’re doing everything we can to support customers travelling to the races so that they have an enjoyable day out. However, we are running a significantly reduced timetable on Thursday 16 March due to the planned RMT strike action and services are likely to be incredibly busy.
“We strongly advise customers to make other travel arrangements on that day if at all possible. If travelling by train, we advise allowing plenty of time and leaving Cheltenham in good time ahead of the last service at 1915.”
Customers should check journey planners ahead prior to travelling and allow extra time for their journeys. For more information, please visit https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/cheltenham-festival.
CrossCountry Press Office: [email protected]
About CrossCountry
CrossCountry is a long-distance passenger train operator, with a network stretching from Aberdeen to Penzance and from Stansted to Cardiff and calling at over 100 stations. Based in Birmingham, CrossCountry connects seven of Britain’s 10 largest cities and delivers 240 services every weekday, equating to over 42 million passenger journeys each year.
For further information on CrossCountry services, visit crosscountrytrains.co.uk or visit one of our social media platforms via X @crosscountryuk or Facebook at facebook.com/crosscountrytrains
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