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Franchise(s) | New Cross Country 11 November 2007 - October 2023 |
Main route(s) | West Midlands, East Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber and North East |
Other route(s) | South East Wales, North West, East of England, South East and Scottish Lowlands |
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Stations called at | 119 |
Stations operated | 0 |
Route km operated | 2,397.9 |
National Rail abbreviation | XC |
Parent company | Arriva UK Trains |
Website | www |
CrossCountry is a train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain’s Cross Country rail franchise since 11 November 2007. The franchise was formed through the amalgamation of most of the former Cross Country franchise previously held by Virgin Trains (which consisted of inter-city services that do not terminate in London) with some of the longer-distance routes (including some former Central Citylink services) operated by the former Central Trains.
Preceded by Central Trains Central franchise |
Operator of Cross Country franchise 2007 - present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Virgin Trains Cross Country franchise |
National: | Abellio Greater Anglia · Avanti West Coast · c2c · Chiltern Railways · CrossCountry · East Midlands Trains · First Hull Trains · Grand Central · Great Western Railway · Heathrow Connect · Heathrow Express · London Midland · London Overground · Merseyrail · NI Railways1 · Northern · ScotRail · Southeastern · Southern · South West Trains · Thameslink and Great Northern · Transport for Wales · TransPennine Express · |
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International: | Enterprise1 · Eurostar |
Sub-brands: | Caledonian Sleeper · Gatwick Express · Island Line Trains · Night Riviera · Stansted Express |
1 Operates on the Irish railway network. |
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