Thameslink

Thameslink is a 24-hour 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 network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying more than 28,000 passengers in the morning peak. All the services are currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway.

This article is about the railway route. For the main operator of services on the route, see Govia Thameslink Railway. For other uses, see Thameslink (disambiguation).

Thameslink
Govia Thameslink Railway Class 700 Desiro City standing at Brighton in December 2020.
Overview
Locale
Predecessor
Current operator(s)Govia Thameslink Railway, 14 Sep 2014 – 1 April 2028
Websitewww.thameslinkrailway.com
Route
Termini
Train number(s)TL
Line(s) used
Technical
Rolling stock115 Class 700 Desiro City
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Track owner(s)Network Rail
Route map

The Thameslink Programme was a major £5.5 billion scheme to increase capacity on the central London section by accommodating more frequent and longer trains, and providing additional routes and destinations. The new services began operating in 2018. In 2016, new Class 700 trains started operating on the route and replaced the Class 319, Class 377 and Class 387 trains which were withdrawn and transferred elsewhere.

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