Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 49446

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to end the Great Northern franchise at the core term expiry date.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Great Northern services are operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), whose core term expiry date was 1 April 2025. The date on which GTR’s franchise will end, and its services transfer to public ownership, has not yet been decided. The Rail Minister an...

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