CrossCountry adds eight trains with 60,000 extra weekly seats

Summarised from DevonLive's report · Updated 17 Oct, 07:08 · Archive

CrossCountry is introducing eight extra Voyager trains, adding nearly 60,000 seats per week from early 2027.

CrossCountry is introducing eight extra Voyager trains to its network in a major fleet expansion. The new trains will add nearly 60,000 seats per week cumulatively since 2024, with services beginning gradually from early 2027 through May 2028.

Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry's Managing Director, said the additional trains would 'give us greater flexibility and capacity across the network, helping us reduce crowding, improve reliability and support future timetable improvements'. Rail Minister Lord Hendy added that once in service, the trains would mean 'more seats, less crowding and greater resilience for services between major towns and cities across Great Britain, from Edinburgh and Glasgow in the north to Southampton and Bournemouth in the south'.

Devon Live readers have questioned whether the expansion will address specific concerns, with some asking whether services on routes like Bristol to Plymouth will have more than four carriages at peak times, and whether the refurbishment programme will tackle issues with train conditions.

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• 'Standing room only': Devon passengers hit back at CrossCountry's extra train announcementCrossCountry is adding thousands of new seats to its services in a major long-distance fleet expansion, with eight extra Voyager trains joining the network and bringing the cumulative increase since 2024 to nearly 60,000 extra seats per weekDevonLive · 17 Oct, 06:00

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