Ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kwezitimela ukuze kuphazamiseke i-Thameslink nezinsizakalo ze-EMR phakathi kweBedford neLondon

ULwesihlanu, February 7, 2025

Abagibeli abahamba phakathi kweBedford neLondon bayelulekwa ukuthi balungiselele okubalulekile isitimela ukuphazamiseka ngezimpelasonto eziyisishiyagalolunye kusukela ngoMgqibelo, 22 February kuze kube ekuqaleni kukaJuni 2025.

I-Network Rail isimemezele imisebenzi ebalulekile yobunjiniyela ku-Midland Main Line, okuhloswe ngayo ukuthuthukisa izintambo zikagesi ezihamba phezulu kanye nokwenza ngcono ukwethembeka kwesevisi iyonke.

Lo msebenzi uzoba nomthelela ezinsizakalweni ze-Thameslink kanye ne-East Midlands Railway (EMR), izitimela zizoshintshwa amabhasi emizileni ethintekile. Abagibeli bayanxuswa ukuthi bahlole uhambo lwabo kusenesikhathi besebenzisa i-National Rail Enquiries, Thameslink, kanye ne-East Midlands Railway website.

Ukuthuthukiswa Okubalulekile Nokuphazamiseka Kohambo
🚆 Ukuthuthukiswa Kolayini Wamandla Aphezulu - Umsebenzi obalulekile phakathi kwe-Bedford ne-London uzosekela ukwethulwa kwezitimela ezintsha ze-East Midlands Railway ezinemodi eyodwa, okwenza izinsizakalo zisebenze kahle futhi zivumelane nemvelo.

🚆 Ukushintshwa Kwebhuloho e-Agar Grove, eCamden - Ngemva kokushintshwa kwedekhi eyimpumelelo ngoDisemba 2024, ibhuloho lesikhashana manje selizosuswa, okulethe iphrojekthi ngasekupheleni.

🚆 Ukuthuthukiswa Kokufinyelela Kwesiteshi Se-Luton ne-Flitwick - Umsebenzi wokuthuthukiswa kwesigaba sangaphambi kwesikhathi uzoqala ukuthuthukisa ukufinyeleleka nolwazi lwabagibeli kulezi ziteshi ezibalulekile.

🚆 Ukushintshwa Kwebhuloho laseHarlington - Kuzokwenziwa umsebenzi wengqalasizinda ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuwela ujantshi okuphephe futhi okuthembekile.

🚆 I-New Wixams Station Development - Ukwakhiwa kuyaqhubeka kulesi siteshi esisha, esiholwa uMkhandlu waseBedford Borough, ukuthuthukisa ukuxhumana kwezitimela emphakathini okhulayo.

🚆 Ukuthuthukiswa Kwethrekhi Nomsebenzi Wokukhipha Indle – Ukunakekelwa okubalulekile eduze kwesigaba esithintekile kuzothuthukisa ukwethembeka futhi kunciphise ukuphazamiseka okuhlobene nezikhukhula.

🚆 Isixhumanisi Se-Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange - Intuthuko izokwenziwa kuleli hhabhu elikhulu lezimpahla zikaloliwe, elisekela ukuhanjiswa kwempahla nohwebo lwase-UK.

Bazothinteka Kanjani Abagibeli
Izitimela ze-Thameslink ne-EMR zizothathelwa indawo amabhasi ezingxenyeni zomzila wase-Bedford-London phakathi nezimpelasonto ezithintekile.
Izinkonzo ezisuka eLondon St Pancras International ziye e-Bedford zizoba nezinguquko ezinkulu; abagibeli kufanele banikeze isikhathi esengeziwe ohambweni lwabo.
Ezinye izindlela zokuthutha zizohlinzekwa, kanti abasebenzi bezitimela bazobe bekhona ukuze basize abahambi.

Izitatimende Ezisemthethweni Nokwelulekwa Kwabagibeli
UMark Budden, uMqondisi Womzila we-East Midlands kwaNetwork Rail, uthe:
“Lokhu kuthuthukiswa okubalulekile phakathi kweBedford neLondon kubalulekile ekuletheni ujantshi onokwethenjelwa nosebenza kahle eminyakeni ezayo. Siyaqonda ukuthi umsebenzi ofana nalo ungaphazamisa, futhi siyasibonga isineke sabagibeli.”

UJenny Saunders, uMqondisi Wenkonzo Yabathengi eThameslink, ugcizelele:
“Lezi ntuthuko zizoletha izinzuzo ezibalulekile zesikhathi eside, kodwa siyaqaphela ukuthi abahambi ngezimpelasonto bazothinteka. Sicela uhlole ngaphambi kokuthi uhambe, futhi unikeze isikhathi esengeziwe sohambo lwakho.”

UPhilippa Cresswell, uMqondisi Wezinkonzo Zamakhasimende kwa-East Midlands Railway, wengeza:
“Sikhuthaza abagibeli ukuthi bahlole uhambo lwabo kusenesikhathi bese behlela ngendlela. Nakuba le misebenzi ingase ibangele ukuphazamiseka, ibalulekile ekunikezeni insizakalo yesitimela engcono, esimeme.”

Hlela Uhambo Lwakho
Abagibeli bayelulekwa ngokuqinile ukuthi bahlole izibuyekezo ngaphambi kokuhamba ngokuvakashela:
🔹 Imibuzo Yesitimela Kazwelonke - Ukuze uthole izibuyekezo zesevisi ezibukhoma
🔹 I-Thameslink - Ngeminye imizila nokusekelwa
🔹 I-East Midlands Railway - Ukuze uthole imininingwane ethile yokuhamba ngempelasonto

Izinzuzo Zesikhathi Eside Zabagibeli
Le misebenzi ebalulekile ihambisana ne-UK National Rail Investment Strategy, ehlose:
✔ Thuthukisa ukuthembeka kohambo kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yesitimela yase-UK
✔ Sekela uhambo lwesitimela eco-friendly ngezitimela ezisimeme kakhudlwana
✔ Yehlisa ukubambezeleka nokwehluleka kwengqalasizinda emizileni ebalulekile

Naphezu kokuphazamiseka kwesikhashana, lokhu kuthuthukiswa kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi abagibeli abahamba phakathi kweLondon, Bedford, nangaphezulu bajabulela izinsiza ezishelelayo, ezisheshayo, nezithembekile esikhathini esizayo.

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