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Greater Thameslink Railway
DfT Operator Ltd
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Greater Thameslink Railway
nationalised
replaced
< Govia Thameslink Railway
to be replaced by
(Great British Railways) >
start date
31 May 2026
end date
(not applicable)
owned by
DfT Operator Ltd
legal title
Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited
description
The previous National Rail Contract replaced the original 2014 Govia Thameslink Railway franchise, and its final expiry date was to have been 1 April 2028, unless extended.
Greater Thameslink Railway operates as four routes: Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink.
The Department for Transport announced on 26 September 2025 that the Govia Thameslink Railway contract would end on 31 May 2026.
service area
Commuter and outer suburban services. Bedford-St Pancras International-Gatwick Airport-Brighton, London King's Cross-Hertford North-Stevenage/Peterborough/Cambridge-King's Lynn, Luton-St Pancras International-Wimbledon/Sutton, plus some journeys operated jointly with Southeastern between Bedford/Luton/Kentish Town and Sevenoaks/Ashford. Also commuter, regional and local services between London Victoria/East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton, local and regional Sussex Coast services to Eastbourne, Ashford, Seaford, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central, plus inner south London Metro routes and South Croydon-Clapham Junction-Watford Junction-Milton Keynes Central.
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