Travelling in First Class without a valid First Class ticket, may result in a penalty fare. Remember to purchase your First Class ticket before you board as our staff can’t swap your ticket from Standard Class to First Class on the train. Wheelchair spaces are available within standard class accommodation only. You can claim the appropriate difference between the standard and first class fare using our First Class claim form. The first class accommodation at the front of the train is full and you are unable to find a first class seat.The first class accommodation is declassified, or.If you have purchased a first class ticket, your journey is entirely on the Southern or Thameslink route and: The easiest way to check is through our timetables pages. We strongly recommend that you check in advance whether your planned service operates with first class or not.

Portsmouth Harbour/Portsmouth & Southsea and LittlehamptonĪ number of stations are served by trains operating on different routes, some with and some without first class.

Portsmouth Harbour/Portsmouth & Southsea and Brighton.

Routes with standard class only operate between

Southampton Central/Bognor Regis and London.

Portsmouth Harbour/Portsmouth & Southsea/Bognor Regis and London.The first class compartment at the rear of Thameslink trains is always declassified.

On routes served by Thameslink trains, first class accommodation can be found at the very front of the train. Where first class is available, this will be clearly indicated by signage on the relevant carriages. Routes with and without first class are shown below. Southern services on our longer distance routes have first class accommodation.

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