Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) is a management contract for the provision of passenger services on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes to Bedford, Luton, Peterborough, King's Lynn, Cambridge, London King's Cross, London Moorgate, Sutton, Wimbledon and Brighton, as well as the whole Southern network (including the Gatwick Express) and the jointly operated First Capital Connect Southeastern services (for example the Kentish Town – Sevenoaks via Catford), which were added to the franchise on 25 July 2015, with the Southern and Gatwick Express brands retained.

This article is about the railway franchise. For current holder of the concession, see Govia Thameslink Railway. For other uses of the names, see Thameslink (disambiguation) and Great Northern.

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern
Thameslink Class 700 at Blackfriars, in February 2016.
Current operatorGovia Thameslink Railway
Main Route(s)Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express
Dates of operation14 September 2014 – 1 April 2028
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
750 V DC third rail
Route map

The TSGN franchise is operated by Govia Thameslink Railway, owned by Govia, and is the largest railway franchise in the United Kingdom.

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