Govia Thameslink Railway
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| Stations operated | 238 |
| National Rail abbreviation | GN, GX, SN, TL |
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| Website | gtrailway |
Govia Thameslink Railway is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. They operate the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern, and Gatwick Express brands.
Thameslink and Great Northern services[change]
Thameslink services[change]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
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| Bedford to Brighton[2][3] | 2 | |
| Bedford to Three Bridges via Redhill[2][4] | 2 |
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| Peterborough to Horsham via Redhill[5][6] | 2 |
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| Cambridge to Brighton[5][3] | 2 |
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| London Blackfriars to Sevenoaks via Catford and Otford[7] | 2 | |
| Luton to Rainham via Greenwich[7][8] | 2 |
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| St Albans City to Sutton via Wimbledon (loop)[2][9] | 2 |
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| St Albans City to Sutton via Mitcham Junction (loop)[2][9] | 2 |
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Great Northern services[change]
<section begin="service-table"/> The Great Northern services as of June 2024 are:[10]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
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| London King's Cross to Ely | 1 | |
| London King's Cross to King's Lynn | 1 |
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| London King's Cross to Letchworth Garden City | 1 | Finsbury Park, Alexandra Palace, Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin |
| London King's Cross to Cambridge | 1 | Finsbury Park, Alexandra Palace, Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Royston, Meldreth, Shepreth, Foxton |
| Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City | 2 |
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| Moorgate to Stevenage via Hertford North | 2 |
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Southern and Gatwick Express services[change]
As of May 2023, the Monday-Saturday services are:[11]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
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| London Victoria – Brighton | 2 | Gatwick Airport, Haywards Heath[12] |
On Sundays, Gatwick Express operates a half-hourly shuttle service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport only.[11]
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Southern services[change]
<section begin=service-table/> The services as of June 2024 are:[13]
| Brighton Main Line | ||
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| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – Littlehampton | 2 | |
| London Victoria – Eastbourne | 1 |
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| London Victoria – Ore | 1 |
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| Arun Valley line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – Portsmouth Harbour via Crawley | 2 |
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| London Victoria – Bognor Regis via Crawley | 2 |
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| Seaford branch line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Brighton – Seaford | 2 |
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| East Coastway and Marshlink lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Brighton – Eastbourne | 1 | |
| Brighton – Ore | 1 |
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| Eastbourne – Ashford International | 1 |
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| West Coastway line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Brighton – Southampton Central | 2 |
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| Brighton – Portsmouth & Southsea | 1 |
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| Brighton to Chichester via Littlehampton | 1 |
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| Barnham – Bognor Regis | 2 | Shuttle service |
| Oxted line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – East Grinstead | 1 |
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| London Bridge – Uckfield | 1 |
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| Reigate and Redhill–Tonbridge line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – Reigate | 2 | |
| Redhill – Tonbridge | 1 | |
| West London Route | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Watford Junction – East Croydon | 1 |
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| Mole Valley Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – Dorking via Carshalton | 1 | |
| London Victoria – Horsham via Carshalton | 1 |
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| London Victoria – Epsom Downs via Norbury | 2 |
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| London Bridge – Epsom | 2 |
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| Caterham and Tattenham Corner lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Bridge – Caterham | 2 |
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| London Bridge – Tattenham Corner | 2 |
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| London via Crystal Palace and/or Tulse Hill | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Victoria – West Croydon via Crystal Palace | 2 |
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| London Victoria – London Bridge via Crystal Palace | 2 |
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| London Bridge – East Croydon via Tulse Hill | 2 | |
| London Bridge – Beckenham Junction via Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace | 2 |
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Rolling stock[change]
Current fleet[change]
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Future fleet[change]
On 12 March 2024 it was announced that Great Northern would lease the full 30-unit fleet of Class 379 units.[17]
| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Route(s) to be operated | Built | In service | |
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| mph | km/h | |||||||||
| Bombardier Electrostar | 379 | File:Tottenham Hale BR station 20161116 091106 (40816506833).jpg | EMU | 100 | 160 | 30 | 4 | TBC | 2010–2011 | Late 2024 |
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Past fleet[change]
Former units operated by Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern include:
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Notes[change]
References[change]
- ↑ "National Rail Contract Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 24 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "C: Bedford, Luton and St Albans to London, Sutton, the Medway Towns, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and the South Coast | Timetable valid from Monday 11 December 2023 until Monday 27 May 2024". timetables.thameslinkrailway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Q: London, Croydon and Gatwick Airport to Haywards Heath and Brighton". timetables.thameslinkrailway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "O: London and Croydon to Redhill, Reigate, Tonbridge, Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges". timetables.thameslinkrailway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A: King's Lynn, Ely, Cambridge, Peterborough and Stevenage to London, Gatwick Airport, Horsham and Brighton". Thameslink. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "P: London, Croydon and Gatwick Airport to Crawley and Horsham". timetables.thameslinkrailway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "E: Sevenoaks, Swanley, Orpington, Bromley South and Catford to London".
- ↑ "F: The Medway Towns, Gravesend, Dartford and Woolwich to London and Luton".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "H: Sutton and Wimbledon to London via Streatham and Tulse Hill".
- ↑ "Great Northern Timetables as of May 2024".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Southern Railway (23 May 2023). "Table R: London Victoria to Gatwick Airport and Brighton (Gatwick Express services only)". timetables.southernrailway.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ Table 175 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ↑ "Southern June 2024 Timetable".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
Rail717was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Leasing for the GN Network of Additional Rolling Stock". find-tender.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ Southern Railway [@SouthernRailUK] (19 May 2023). "The last day of scheduled passenger services with 313 stock was today" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Southern: Useful Information". www.southernrailway.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "EMR Evoles for the Future". Modern Railways. October 2022. p. 52.
Other websites[change]
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| Preceded by First Capital Connect Thameslink and Great Northern franchise |
Operator of Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise 2014/2015–2025 |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Southern South Central (incl Gatwick Express) franchise |
