19-484: AYP may refer to: Places [ edit ] Albany Park railway station , UK, station code Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport , Ayacucho, Peru, IATA code Language [ edit ] North Mesopotamian Arabic (ISO 639-3 ayp ), a variety of Arabic Music [ edit ] American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, part of AYPO Organisations [ edit ] Adequate Yearly Progress , per
38-859: A fire safety risk. Most electric bicycles may still be taken on board, however. Over the summer of 2023, Southeastern opened several new secure cycle hubs at railway stations across Kent as part of wider efforts to make its stations more accessible to cyclists. These additions came amid a £4.4 million station improvement programme covering both Kent and south-east London, headed by both Southeastern and Network Rail . In late 2023, Southeastern introduced digital season tickets, referred to as sTickets, enabling customers to purchase and store season tickets on their smartphones . They can be bought through Southeastern's website as well as its mobile application , incorporate anti- fraud measures, and are valid for travel across south-east London, Kent, and East Sussex. Several other fare changes were made around this time, including
57-432: A full service level, and due to the often abrupt nature of the industrial action, which has included overtime bans and strikes , has sometimes not been able to arrange for rail replacement buses in time. On 1 June 2023, both e-scooters and electric skateboards were banned from being carried onboard Southeastern trains; the reason for the ban was that the lithium-ion batteries that power these compact vehicles posed
76-427: A team with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail to jointly develop a fully automated vehicle inspection system to inspect its vehicles; this technology, which uses numerous high sensitivity cameras and optical laser sensors, is to be first used at the operator's Ramsgate depot, and will be active from 2025. Southeastern has also examined the prospects for replacing older portions of its train fleet. In November 2022,
95-655: A £10 million upgrade programme; internal changes included the addition of new USB ports, at-seat electrical sockets , LED lighting, and energy meters . The previous franchisee had finalised a leasing arrangement for the entire Class 707 fleet and was in the process of launching the type into service when the OLR took over. Southeastern has continued this deal, thus the remainder of the 30 Class 707s shall enter service as they are released by South Western Railway . Various initiatives have been explored to improve train performance, capabilities and effectiveness. Southeastern formed
114-492: Is in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London ( Travelcard Zone 5 ). It is 12 miles 68 chains (20.7 km) down the line from Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern . From platform one trains run westbound to London Charing Cross twice an hour, and twice per hour during the daytime, Monday to Saturday, to London Cannon Street. From platform two trains from
133-665: The Department for Transport (DfT) announced it would be terminating the South Eastern franchise then operated by the Govia -owned Southeastern after revenue declaration discrepancies involving £25 million of public money were discovered. On 17 October 2021, an operator of last resort (OLR), SE Trains Limited, took over operations under the Southeastern brand; at the time, the DfT stated
152-525: The OLR would manage the franchise for a six-year period, the end-date being set as 17 October 2027. Southeastern has been one of several train operators affected by the 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes , the first national rail strikes in the UK for three decades. Its workers are amongst those who are participating in industrial action due to a dispute over pay and working conditions. These actions have led to Southeastern occasionally being unable to provide
171-627: The US No Child Left Behind Act Crescent Star Party (Ayyıldız Partisi), a political party in Turkey. Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition , a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909 Asom Yuva Parishad , the youth wing of Asom Gana Parishad Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title AYP . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
190-524: The abolition of super off-peak tickets and various price rises. Around the same time, Southeastern scrapped plans to close many of its staffed ticket offices across its network. Southeastern serves the main London stations of Charing Cross , Waterloo East , Cannon Street , London Bridge , St Pancras , Victoria and Blackfriars . The network has route mileage of 540 miles (870 km), covering 180 stations, 164 of which it manages. Upon its takeover of
209-752: The closure of the signal box. The station is located in Steynton Avenue near a small parade of shops in a largely residential area. The station building is at street level with steps down to the platforms as the line is in a cutting. There is no actual park called Albany Park, although there is nearby pub The Albany Hotel also built in the 1930s. All services at Albany Park are operated by Southeastern using Class 376 , 465 , 466 and 707 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street via either Lewisham, or via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich , and to London Blackfriars call at
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#1732859023420228-422: The commencement of operations, Southeastern retained the same electric multiple units as its predecessor. It promptly launched a refurbishment programme covering most of its existing rolling stock; £27 million alone was allocated to the refurbishment of its 29 Class 395 Javelin high-speed trains. By May 2023, Southeastern had reportedly completed work on half of its 112-strong Class 375 Electrostar fleet under
247-593: The franchise, Southeastern initially operated the same routes and services as its predecessor. During December 2022, a new timetable was introduced that reportedly aimed to reduce congestion, improve reliability and better match demand following the COVID-19 pandemic . One year later, it was announced that Southeastern was to put on an additional 100 trains per week as a result of timetable changes based on customer feedback and travel pattern analysis across Kent, East Sussex and south-east London. Several parties have called for
266-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AYP&oldid=926202397 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Albany Park railway station Albany Park railway station
285-410: The operator launched the process of procuring new trains via the issuing of a tender . Southeastern has sought between 350 and 640 new carriages for its services; these are projected to be introduced sometime during the mid-2020s. In May 2022, two Class 377/1 units were transferred from Southeastern back to Southern . In May 2024 Southeastern issued a tender for 350 to 640 new carriages to replace
304-625: The station during the peak hours. London Buses route B14 serves the station from Longmead Drive towards both Bexleyheath and Orpington . Southeastern (train operating company) SE Trains Limited , trading as Southeastern , is a British train operating company owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport , that took over operating the South Eastern franchise in South East England from privately owned London & South Eastern Railway (which also traded as Southeastern) on 17 October 2021. In September 2021
323-565: The station run eastbound towards Dartford continuing to Gravesend twice per hour (or Strood, Rochester or Gillingham during peak times) and to London Cannon Street via Greenwich twice an hour during the daytime, Monday to Saturday. The station was opened by the Southern Railway on 7 March 1935 following housing development in the area. The station passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When BR
342-511: The transfer of Southeastern's metro services to Transport for London (TfL). Prior to the OLR taking over operations, TfL itself had announced its intention to take over the London suburban parts of the franchise and integrate them into a wider metro network. Officials such as the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have publicly supported this move. As of June 2024, the weekday off-peak service pattern, with frequencies in trains per hour (tph), is: At
361-503: Was divided into sectors in the 1980s the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail . The station had a very small one storey signal box at the Dartford end of the up platform which closed in November 1970. No goods yard or freight facilities were ever provided. The station has changed very little over the years except for platform extensions in 1955 and
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