Gatwick Express

Service Highlights

Twenty-seven brand new trains are now in service.  Trains are in 4 coach formation but can be worked in multiple to create the maximum of 12 coaches. 

​Train Services
Trains operate between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.  There is also a limited service
which is extended to Brighton.
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Train frequencies 
Monday to Friday: Every 15 minutes
Saturdays: Every 15 minutes
Sundays and public holidays: Every 15 minutes

More information on National Rail services including timetables from stations 
​can be found here.

​February 2016 saw the first of twenty-seven new Class 387/2 trains being introduced on the Gatwick Express. 
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​The new trains replace thirty-year old Class 442 trains, which lacked many modern accessible features.  They were difficult for passengers to board with luggage and those with restricted mobility.

The new trains are in 4 Coach formations and can be worked in multiple to create the maximum of 12 Coaches. 
Some Class 387/2 trains are on loan to Thameslink to cover stock shortages.

The new trains are numbered 387201 to 387227.

​Class 387/2 trains have many new and improved features for passengers:
2x2 seating
Accessible toilets with baby changing
Brighter & lighter interiors
Wi-Fi for passengers
Fully DDA Compliant
Improved air conditioning
Improved on-board visual/audio announcements in several languages
More leg room
More luggage racks
Power sockets at every seat
Priority seating for those with mobility issues
Two double doors per carriage

​The First Class Area has been improved following the introduction of these new trains.
 
They now feature:
2x2 seating
More seating
More seats with tables
…as well as the same features in Standard Class.