MORE than 4,000 extra seats are being made available by First Capital Connect when it makes changes to its Great Northern route timetable next week.

The new timetable comes into effect on Monday, and will see alterations to the timing and length of trains, as well as the provision of additional services.

This will include:

* 503 peak seats every day Monday to Friday.

* 1,663 off peak seats every day Monday to Friday.

* 542 Saturday seats

* 1,316 Sunday seats

FCC customer services director Keith Jipps said: “I am extremely pleased with the new December timetable and I am confident our customers will notice an improvement.

“The new timetable provides our customers with services which better match capacity with demand as well as offering increased opportunities to travel.”

For details of the changes go to www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk or pick up a timetable at any station.