Hull Trains announces when it is going to restart services

Hull Trains has announced it it restarting services to London

The train operator, which relies wholly on ticket sales to survive, suspended services from the city to London on March 30.

Initially Hull Trains will be running a limited timetable with two services southbound and northbound on Monday to Saturday and three on a Sunday.

They expect more people to be travelling to the capital as tourist attractions open up again.

The plan is to introduce more services as demand increases.

Louise Cheeseman, managing director for Hull Trains, said: “I am so thrilled to announce a return date for Hull Trains as the numbers of people using rail services has started to increase across the country. By relaunching services in August, we are giving families and friends an opportunity to spend some quality time together.

“Tourist attractions in the capital are opening up again and we expect to see people making the most of day trips, weekends away and the bank holiday.

Ms Cheesman said they would be taking taking extra health and safety measures including a dedicated cleaning team on every service and socially-distanced seats.

She added: “We will continue to review the numbers of people travelling and will introduce more services as demand increases.”

More details regarding the opening of ticket sales and a full timetable will follow early next week.