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Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from Bedford, Luton, St Albans City, Peterborough, Welwyn Garden City, London Blackfriars and Cambridge via central London to Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham, Three Bridges, Brighton and East Grinstead.
The Thameslink Programme, originally Thameslink 2000, was a £6 billion project in south-east England to upgrade and expand the Thameslink rail network to provide new and longer trains between a wider range of stations to the north and to the south of London. The development facilitated new cross-London journeys, which means that passengers no ...
Govia Thameslink Railway has operated Thameslink and Great Northern services since 14 September 2014. Thameslink is a 68-station main-line route running 225 km (140 miles) north to south through London from Bedford to Brighton , serving both London Gatwick Airport and London Luton Airport , with a suburban loop serving Sutton , Mitcham and ...
The signalling systems installed were integrated with Thameslink's High Capacity Infrastructure; in addition to conventional colour light signalling, the European Train Control System is present; Thameslink officials claimed that this arrangement was the world's first implementation of such technology on a mainline 'heavy' railway. [3]
[7] [8] [42] All units were accepted by Thameslink by summer 2018, and by the end of 2019 all were in passenger service. The Class 700 fleet, at 60 eight-car and 55 twelve-car units, is over double the size of the old Thameslink fleet. This increase has been used not only to enhance capacity, but also to expand the Thameslink network.
Thameslink [1] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Govia that operated the Thameslink franchise between March 1997 and March 2006. The franchise was originally due to end on 31 March 2004, however a two-year extension was awarded to Govia by the Strategic Rail Authority on 13 February 2004. [ 2 ]
Map showing keyGo validity across Govia Thameslink Railway's network since June 2019. Map showing keyGo validity across Southern's rail network in May 2015. Map showing keyGo validity across Southern's rail network in March 2015. keyGo is a pay-as-you-go system which can be added to Key smartcards provided by Govia Thameslink Railway.
City Thameslink, London Charing Cross and London Victoria to Dartford, Swanley and Knockholt (Travelcards on ITSO) [7] City Thameslink, London Charing Cross and London Victoria to Dartford, Swanley and Knockholt (Freedom Pass) [19] Thameslink (brand of Govia Thameslink Railway) The Key [82] Sevenoaks to St Pancras International (The Key (ITSO ...