Passenger Franchise Information
CrossCountry
Franchise Start Date: 11th November 2007
Franchise End Date: 1st April 2015
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: n/a
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: n/a
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: n/a
Franchise Start Date: 11th November 2007
Franchise End Date: 1st April 2015
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: n/a
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: n/a
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: n/a
Principal Routes
CrossCountry will operate long-distance services centred on Birmingham New Street and avoiding London, from 11th November 2007. The principal routes are:
- Birmingham – Oxford – Reading – Southampton – Bournemouth
- Birmingham – Cheltenham – Bristol – Taunton – Exeter – Plymouth – Truro – Penzance
- Birmingham – Derby – Sheffield – Leeds – York – Darlington – Newcastle – Edinburgh – Glasgow / Dundee – Aberdeen
- Birmingham – Wolverhampton – Stafford – Stoke – Stockport – Manchester
- Cardiff – Newport – Gloucester / Hereford – Birmingham – Derby – Nottingham
- Birmingham – Leicester – Peterborough – Cambridge – Stansted Airport
Overview
From 11 November 2007 Arriva CrossCountry will operate the CrossCountry franchise, with services extending across Great Britain from Penzance to Aberdeen, from Cardiff to Stansted Airport and from Manchester to Bournemouth. This new franchise combines most of the services previously operated by Virgin CrossCountry Trains and some services previously operated by Central Trains.
Virgin Trains CrossCountry services presently operated between Birmingham and Glasgow via Preston will be transferred and operated by Virgin Trains West Coast.
Virgin Trains CrossCountry services presently operated between Birmingham and Glasgow via Preston will be transferred and operated by Virgin Trains West Coast.
