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Thameslink

Thameslink is a main line route on the British railway network which connects destinations north and south of London via tunnels under Central London. It runs from Bedford, Luton, St Albans City, Peterborough, Welwyn Garden City, London Blackfriars and Cambridge to Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham, Three Bridges, Brighton and East…

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Current operator
Greater Thameslink Railway
Electrification
Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC⟂ · Third rail, 750 V DC⟂
Lines used
Brighton Main Line, · Chatham Main Line, · East Coast Main Line, · Midland Main Line, · Snow Hill tunnel,
Locale
South East England, · Greater London, · East of England
Predecessor
Thameslink 2 Mar 1997 – 31 Mar 2006; · First Capital Connect 1 Apr 2006 – 13 Sep 2014; · Govia Thameslink Railway 14 Sep 2014 – 31 May 2026
Rolling stock
Class 700 Desiro City

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Route

Services

History

Thameslink Programme

Rolling stock

2014 franchise

Thameslink 2

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Thameslink

Nodes139
Edges138
Triples206
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
Components1

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Thameslink

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related to Route · 42
Thameslink → Arun Valley, Blackfriars, Brighton Main Line, Cambridge, Cambridge Line, Catford Loop Line, Circle, City, City Thameslink, December, East Coast Main Line, East Grinstead, East Midlands, Elizabeth, Eurostar, Farringdon, Greenwich, Hammersmith, Holborn Viaduct, Horsham
related to Service evolution · 30
Thameslink → Bedford, Brighton, Bromley, Cambridge, Castle, East Croydon, Effingham Junction, Elephant, Epsom, From, Guildford, Herne Hill, Horsham, In, Leatherhead, London Bridge, Luton, Mitcham Junction, Orpington, Peterborough
related to Peak hours · 21
Thameslink → Ball, Bat, City Thameslink, During, Farringdon, Finsbury Park, Hatfield, Kentish Town, London Blackfriars, Luton, New Barnet, New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, Orpington, Petts Wood, Potters Bar, Sevenoaks, St Mary Cray, St Pancras International, Welwyn Garden City
has impact · 19
Thameslink → Blackfriars, British Rail, City Thameslink, Farringdon, Holborn Viaduct, January, London, Ludgate Hill, Marketed, May, Network SouthEast, On, Passenger, Paul's Underground, St, St Albans, St Paul's Thameslink, The, The Snow Hill
related to Conceptual origins and post-war planning (1941–1970s) · 19
Thameslink → County, George Dow, Greater London Plan, June, London, London Plan, London's, On, Passenger, Route, Snow Hill, Snow Hill Tunnel, The, The Star, These, This, Underground, Victorian, World War
related to 2014 franchise · 18
Thameslink → Abellio, Department, Due, FirstGroup, Govia, Great Northern, In March, Integrated Kent Franchise, InterCity West Coast, MTR Corporation, October, September, South Central, Southeastern, Southern, Stagecoach Group, The, Transport
Termini · 12
Thameslink → Bedford, Blackfriars, Brighton, Cambridge,, East Grinstead, Horsham, Orpington, Peterborough, Rainham, Sevenoaks, Sutton, Three Bridges
Lines used · 8
Thameslink → Brighton Main Line,, Chatham Main Line,, East Coast Main Line,, Midland Main Line,, North Kent Line,, Snow Hill tunnel,, South Eastern Main Line,, Sutton Loop Line
related to Further reading · 8
Thameslink → August, EMAP National Publications, Freitag, ISSN, Leslie, No, OCLC, RAIL
related to Thameslink Programme · 5
Thameslink → July, Network Rail, October, The, The Thameslink Programme

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trains london route services service new rail bedford class st city east peterborough govia south horsham railway peak line north

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ThameslinkCurrent operatorGreater Thameslink Railway1.00infobox
ThameslinkElectrificationOverhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC⟂1.00infobox
ThameslinkElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC⟂1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedBrighton Main Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedChatham Main Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedEast Coast Main Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedMidland Main Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedSnow Hill tunnel,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedSouth Eastern Main Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedNorth Kent Line,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLines usedSutton Loop Line1.00infobox
ThameslinkLocaleSouth East England,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLocaleGreater London,1.00infobox
ThameslinkLocaleEast of England1.00infobox
ThameslinkPredecessorThameslink 2 Mar 1997 – 31 Mar 2006;1.00infobox
ThameslinkPredecessorFirst Capital Connect 1 Apr 2006 – 13 Sep 2014;1.00infobox
ThameslinkPredecessorGovia Thameslink Railway 14 Sep 2014 – 31 May 20261.00infobox
ThameslinkRolling stockClass 700 Desiro City1.00infobox
ThameslinkRoute mapRoute map1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiBedford1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiBlackfriars1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiPeterborough1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiCambridge,1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiSutton1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiOrpington1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiSevenoaks1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiRainham1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiHorsham1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiThree Bridges1.00infobox
ThameslinkTerminiBrighton1.00infobox

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