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London from just £15.30 return on the new fast route Southeastern is keeping secret.
* New Kent coast Rounder offers massive savings
* Timetables and announcements pretend it doesn't exist.
The new Kent Coast Rounder was introduced on 11 January but a month on and Southeastern is refusing to publicise the new service which offers many travellers huge savings on journeys to London and also connects up all of the Kent coastal towns for the first time with a reliable, fast rail service.
Rail insiders claim the train operator fears that if customers switch to the route in large numbers it will see its revenues dip in the short term.
The reality is that the new, convenient and lower cost service will act as a driver to much higher rail use and promote sustainable transport across Kent.
Here we tell you what Southeastern is trying to keep under wraps. The timings and costs of the new service from Deal and Sandwich.
From Deal to St Pancras via Herne Bay
Monday to Friday
Every Hour on the hour from 10.00 until 17.00.
The journey takes just over 2 hours
Prices for a return ticket with the return leg valid for a month.
With16-25 Rail Card, Disabled Rail Card or Senior Rail Card. £15.30
(compared to £27 for a ticket via Dover taking 1hr 23 mins)
With a Network Card £23.15 (compared to £27 for a ticket via Dover taking 1hr 23 mins)
Saturday and Sunday
There should be 14 services each weekend day from 07.00 until 21.00. Engineering works planned on this section for next two weekends of 14 Feb and 21 Feb.
From St Pancras to Deal via Herne Bay
Monday to Friday
Every Hour from 07.25 until 15.25 (after this there are trains but not direct. The journey is longer and involves cold waits on empty platforms as before)
Saturday and Sunday
14 services at 25 mins past each hour departing
from 07.25 until 20.25.
* New Kent coast Rounder offers massive savings
* Timetables and announcements pretend it doesn't exist.
The new Kent Coast Rounder was introduced on 11 January but a month on and Southeastern is refusing to publicise the new service which offers many travellers huge savings on journeys to London and also connects up all of the Kent coastal towns for the first time with a reliable, fast rail service.
Rail insiders claim the train operator fears that if customers switch to the route in large numbers it will see its revenues dip in the short term.
The reality is that the new, convenient and lower cost service will act as a driver to much higher rail use and promote sustainable transport across Kent.
Here we tell you what Southeastern is trying to keep under wraps. The timings and costs of the new service from Deal and Sandwich.
From Deal to St Pancras via Herne Bay
Monday to Friday
Every Hour on the hour from 10.00 until 17.00.
The journey takes just over 2 hours
Prices for a return ticket with the return leg valid for a month.
With16-25 Rail Card, Disabled Rail Card or Senior Rail Card. £15.30
(compared to £27 for a ticket via Dover taking 1hr 23 mins)
With a Network Card £23.15 (compared to £27 for a ticket via Dover taking 1hr 23 mins)
Saturday and Sunday
There should be 14 services each weekend day from 07.00 until 21.00. Engineering works planned on this section for next two weekends of 14 Feb and 21 Feb.
From St Pancras to Deal via Herne Bay
Monday to Friday
Every Hour from 07.25 until 15.25 (after this there are trains but not direct. The journey is longer and involves cold waits on empty platforms as before)
Saturday and Sunday
14 services at 25 mins past each hour departing
from 07.25 until 20.25.
Deal to St Pancras Monday to Fridays via: Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate, Herne Bay, Whitstable & Faversham.
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Trains 4 Deal on Radio KentClick the button below to hear Trains4Deal
joint chair Tom Rowland explain the new service for Radio Kent's morning show. Help Us Keep up the FightTrains4Deal is a volunteer organisation and we need your donations to supplement the support we have had from Deal Town Council and Sandwich Town Council.
Click on the image to see how we spend donations. We are expanding to become Trains4KentCoastal the new campaign to promote the new service and ensure that we keep the HS1 after 2018. 
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