Perhaps you may not have heard of Abellio before; and you may wonder why we have been entrusted to run Greater Anglia – the new franchise for the train services in East Anglia – to deliver improved services. We are part of a wider transport group, Abellio Transport Holdings, who also operate the successful Northern franchise and Merseyrail concession, plus bus services in London and Surrey. We are owned by ‘NS’ in the Netherlands who operate the rail services, stations and facilities on much of the Dutch network so are well placed to bring real improvements to your services. We are delighted that the Department for Transport (DfT) has asked us to operate the franchise until July 2014.

Greater Anglia’s promise to you

We believe that when you travel with us, or think of travelling with us, you should expect high standards of service throughout your journey experience.

As such, Greater Anglia will:

  • as a priority provide you with a safe, clean, punctual and reliable train service
  • make it easier for you to buy tickets with the introduction of more facilities
  • treat you well and fairly when things go wrong
  • keep you informed about services, any planned changes and during disruption
  • let you know our performance and quality targets in advance, and report each period how we are doing
  • listen to you and engage with you more.

What will Greater Anglia do this year?

The DfT has agreed that Greater Anglia will deliver a series of investments to drive real improvements in your services. Some of these improvements will be internal and not so noticeable directly to you; however, we also will deliver a range of much-needed customer service improvements.

Abellio has worked with stakeholders across the area to understand what is required most, and how we can bring these improvements about in such a short space of time.

As a result, over the next 12 months we will be delivering the following improvements:

  • introduce SMS text messaging to registered customers to keep you informed of service changes
  • roll out over 1600 PDAs to frontline employees to help them provide better information to you
  • introduce enhanced customer service training for our employees
  • introduce two new Customer Panels to help us shape the timetable
  • introduce a new service-quality management system which will measure our performance each period
  • introduce improved station information at key locations to help you, including platform markings on busy commuter stations to indicate the location of train doors, and additional customer service desks
  • introduction of a further 28 Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) to stations that need them
  • enable you to buy Season Tickets online, saving you time and reducing queues
  • introducing mobile ticketing and ticket print-at-home capability
  • more revenue protection and security employees, plus two new automatic and manual gatelines
  • more cleaning of trains and stations through a programme of deep cleans
  • enhanced Delay Repay scheme, with additional measures for periods of sustained poor performance
  • more car park spaces at 15 stations and more payment machines plus new facilities for cyclists.

Greater Anglia is the trading name of Abellio Greater Anglia Ltd. Abellio Greater Anglia Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06428369.

Member Posts

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Greater Anglia launches “Lest we forget” Poppy Train livery dedicated to fallen veterans

2024-11-08
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Greater Anglia issues travel advice for Christmas and New Year

2024-10-16
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Life-saving bleed control kit installed at Norwich station

2024-10-02
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Discover Norfolk by rail with Greater Anglia in October

2024-10-02
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Greater Anglia wins Passenger Operator of the Year

2024-09-19
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Greater Anglia to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024

2024-09-10
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Michael Portillo joins Greater Anglia’s podcast as series two of Life on Rail begins

2024-09-06
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Greater Anglia to give a peek behind the curtain with a brand-new video series and blog

2024-08-23
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Greater Anglia marks the 5th anniversary of its first new train in passenger service

2024-08-02
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Greater Anglia to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2023

2023-09-13
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Greater Anglia creates online virtual tours of all its trains to help people travel with confidence

2023-09-13
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Proposed ticket office changes consultation now closed

2023-09-05
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Consultation deadline for proposed ticket office changes approaches

2023-08-29
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Greater Anglia issues travel advice for Sundown festival 2023

2023-08-22
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Norwich rail station receives ‘Wildlife Friendly Station’ status

2023-08-09
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Consultation deadline for proposed ticket office changes extended

2023-07-31
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Greater Anglia unveils special Pride livery train

2023-07-31
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Greater Anglia service alterations due to industrial action: 29 July and 31 July – 5 August 2023

2023-07-27
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Consultation deadline for proposed ticket office changes approaches

2023-07-21
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Greater Anglia service alterations due to industrial action: 17 – 22 July 2023

2023-07-17
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Consultation on proposed ticket office changes begins

2023-07-06
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Greater Anglia celebrates International Women in Engineering Day

2023-06-26
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Rail station water refill points prevent half a million plastic bottles from being thrown away

2023-06-22
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Greater Anglia encouraging people to switch to rail as part of Better Transport Week

2023-06-22
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Greater Anglia encouraging people to switch to rail as part of Better Transport Week

2023-06-20
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Attleborough rail station receives ‘Wildlife Friendly Station’ status

2023-06-19
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Greater Anglia launches Summer Hare Fares

2023-06-08
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Industrial action to affect Greater Anglia services on 31 May and 1/2/3 June

2023-05-31
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Greater Anglia to ban e-scooters from 1 June

2023-05-31
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Visitors encouraged to visit East Anglia - but leave the car at home

2023-05-31
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World cup of stations

2023-05-24
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Greater Anglia launches new customer feedback survey

2023-05-22
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Industrial action to affect Greater Anglia services on 12/13/31 May and 3 June

2023-05-11
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Juggler at Norwich station provides curtain raiser to 2023 Norfolk & Norwich Festival

2023-05-11
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Greater Anglia installs new accessibility features on website

2023-05-02
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Greater Anglia issues travel advice for King’s Coronation weekend

2023-04-26
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Diss rail station receives ‘Wildlife Friendly Station’ status

2023-04-24
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Return rail travel from the QPR vs Norwich City football match - Wednesday 19 April

2023-04-19
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Greater Anglia encourages women to apply for train driver roles

2023-03-28
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Energy efficient lighting installed at Greater Anglia rail stations

2023-03-20
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East Anglia’s rail station adoption community initiative reaches 20-year milestone

2023-03-13
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Industrial action to affect Greater Anglia services on 16/18/30 March and 1 April

2023-03-13
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Women encouraged to consider railway careers on International Women’s Day

2023-03-13
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Greater Anglia wins three national awards for train performance

2023-03-13
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Retro style signage installed at award-winning Norfolk railway station

2023-03-06
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How to get the cheapest fares with Greater Anglia

2023-03-06
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Greater Anglia joins Samaritans to remind public that small talk can be lifesaving

2023-02-21
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Greater Anglia celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

2023-02-06
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Industrial action affecting Greater Anglia services on 1 and 3 February

2023-01-30
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Greater Anglia launches Winter Hare Fares

2023-01-26
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Industrial action affecting Greater Anglia train services on 1 and 3 February

2023-01-18
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Avoid travelling on Greater Anglia trains during four days of strikes next week

2022-12-12
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Greater Anglia appeals for people to test its new AI help points

2022-12-12
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How do Greater Anglia's trains handle all weather including the cold?

2022-12-07
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Greater Anglia wins ‘most reliable train’ accolade for second year

2022-12-07
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Train operator and communities come together to focus on rail branch line recovery

2022-12-05
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Greater Anglia’s Norwich Crown Point Depot celebrates 40 years

2022-12-05
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Rail passengers can give Greater Anglia managers their views

2022-12-01
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Greater Anglia encourages more women to apply for train driver roles

2022-12-01
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Rail strike advice for November, December and January

2022-11-30
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Strike reminder for 26 November, Greater Anglia give first and last train times

2022-11-21
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Greater Anglia advises people to avoid travelling on their trains on new strike date

2022-11-14
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Life-saving equipment installed at more Greater Anglia rail stations

2022-11-14
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November rail strike reminder – first strike this Saturday

2022-11-07
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Assistance dogs play the smart card to support rail customers

2022-11-07
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Greater Anglia improves station help points to get answers quicker after customer feedback

2022-10-31
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Bespoke technology helps Greater Anglia reduce delays

2022-10-27
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Greater Anglia appoints safeguarding and trespass prevention manger

2022-10-27
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Greater Anglia recognises Norfolk and Suffolk’s community rail ‘heroes’ with awards

2022-10-24
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Greater Anglia creates maps to keep customers moving during delays

2022-10-20
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Greater Anglia launches Autumn Hare Fares

2022-10-11
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Greater Anglia car parks swap parking meters for trees in carbon reduction initiative

2022-10-10
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Greater Anglia appeals for young people to take part in customer service trainee scheme

2022-10-06
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REMINDER: rail strikes on Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October

2022-10-06
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New figures reveal more trains On Time than ever in East Anglia

2022-10-03
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Greater Anglia supports accessibility campaign to improve people’s journeys

2022-09-29
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Greater Anglia and NCP rail station car parks achieve People’s Parking award

2022-09-29
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Greater Anglia warns of disruption due to three rail strikes - on 1, 5 & 8 October

2022-09-27
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Rail passengers advised to avoid travelling by Greater Anglia trains during rail strikes planned for 1 and 5 October

2022-09-22
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Rail strikes suspended: Greater Anglia can run all its services next Thursday and Saturday

2022-09-13
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Football fans, commuters and students advised avoid travelling by train due to rail strikes

2022-09-13
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Thetford station volunteers scoop environmental ‘Thetford In Bloom’ award

2022-09-12
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Avoid travelling by train on 15 September when drivers on strike

2022-09-01
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West Ham and Spurs fans, All points East festival and Coldplay concert goers affected by rail strikes this week

2022-08-17
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Greater Anglia using new software to reduce delays caused by train faults

2022-08-16
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New Greater Anglia app provides greater flexibility for rail passengers

2022-08-09
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Football fans and Coldplay concert-goers affected by Saturday 13 August rail strike

2022-08-08
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Podcast celebrating the people and places of East Anglia wins award

2022-08-02
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Football fans affected by train drivers’ strike

2022-07-29
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Greater Anglia warns of disruption caused by three impending rail strikes

2022-07-25
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Greater Anglia thanks volunteers on Samaritans Awareness Day

2022-07-25
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Rail disruption reminder – strike on Saturday 23 July, engineering works on Sunday 24 July

2022-07-21
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Greater Anglia stakeholder update No 122

2022-07-19
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Rail disruption alert – strike on Saturday 23 July, engineering works on Sunday 24 July

2022-07-18
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Only travel if necessary – Greater Anglia advice for people travelling during record extremely high temperatures early next week

2022-07-18
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Rail disruption alert – strike on Saturday, engineering works on Sunday

2022-07-14
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Drama and comedy in latest episode of Greater Anglia’s Life on Rails podcast

2022-07-14
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Train drivers’ union ASLEF announce Greater Anglia drivers’ strike on Saturday 23 July

2022-07-11
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Greater Anglia warns of severe disruption on Saturday due to train drivers' strike

2022-06-29
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Greater Anglia warns of severe disruption on Saturday due to train drivers strike

2022-06-28
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Greater Anglia warns of weekend disruption as rail strikes enter third day

2022-06-24
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Important update on strike impact on Greater Anglia services

2022-06-20
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Greater Anglia warns of “severe disruption” due to industrial action

2022-06-17
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Greater Anglia supports Sunflower scheme to help people with non-visible disabilities

2022-06-15
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Extra train home from Lowestoft’s First Light Festival

2022-06-13
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Flexible commuting now even easier thanks to Greater Anglia

2022-06-01
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Swifts and bats invited to find refuge at Thetford rail station to help boost numbers

2022-06-01
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Greater Anglia commemorates the Platinum Jubilee with special crests on its new trains

2022-05-31
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‘Try A Train’ event at Lowestoft aims to increase confidence to travel

2022-05-27
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How to run a train company, save electricity & stargaze – new Life on Rails episode podcast out now

2022-05-27
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Greater Anglia report highlights environmental benefits of rail

2022-05-18
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Free train travel in East Anglia for people fleeing domestic abuse

2022-05-16
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New Greater Anglia summer timetable starts on 15th May

2022-05-11
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Four Norfolk rail stations receive ‘Wildlife Friendly Station’ status

2022-05-04
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Brundall Gardens becomes first rail station in the country to receive ‘Wildlife Friendly’ status

2022-04-27
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Greater Anglia’s new train scoops gold in independent industry awards

2022-04-08
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Greater Anglia sign new rail franchise agreement

2021-09-14
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Greater Anglia sign new rail franchise agreement

2021-09-14
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Greater Anglia Coronavirus Update - September

2020-09-15
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Brand new intercity trains have now started passenger service

2020-01-10
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Greater Anglia making it easier and cheaper to buy train tickets

2017-02-01
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Great Yarmouth station charity day raises hundreds for local children

2016-12-12
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You're Hired! Abellio Greater Anglia Employs Ten New Apprentices

2016-03-17
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Abellio Greater Anglia improves customer information across the region

2015-07-16
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New adopters join the team at Reedham rail station

2015-06-19
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