Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern

Thameslink Class 700 at Blackfriars, in February 2016.
Current operator	Govia Thameslink Railway
Main Route(s)	Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express
Dates of operation	14 September 2014 – 1 April 2028[1]
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE 750 V DC third rail
Route map

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.

The TSGN franchise is operated by Govia Thameslink Railway, owned by Govia,^[2] and is the largest railway franchise in the United Kingdom.^[3]