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New staffing measures at a £44million train station have been labelled “too little too late”. Thanet Parkway, in Cliffsend, opened in July last year and offers high-speed, 75-minute journeys to London St Pancras and easy parking. Southeastern confirmed on Wednesday that from March 1 staff will now be at the station seven days a week from 8am until 4pm. It had previously only been staffed Monday to Friday. The rail giant says it “has not recorded any significant incidents” since it opened and has reiterated that passenger safety is their “number one priority”. However vocal opponent of the stat…