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Southeastern (train company)

British train operator owned by the Department for Transport
This article is about the current, government-owned company operating since 2021. For the former operator of the same name, see Southeastern (train company 2006–2021).

SE Trains Limited,[1] trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in southeast England owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport,[2] On 17 October 2021, it became the franchisee for the South Eastern franchise, overtaking the company owned Southeastern. It serves the commuter routes to south-east London, most of Kent, and parts of East Sussex.

Southeastern
Overview
Franchise(s)South Eastern
17 October 2021 – 13 October 2024
Main region(s)Greater London, Kent
Other region(s)East Sussex
Fleet size410
Stations called at180
Stations operated164
National Rail abbreviationSE
PredecessorSoutheastern (Govia)
Parent companyDfT OLR Holdings
Websitewww.southeasternrailway.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Route map

In October 2021, Govia-owned Southeastern kept £25 million instead of paying it back to Department for Transport so on 17 October 2021 it was replaced by a government-owned company with the same name.[3]

Routes

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As of June 2024, the weekday off-peak service pattern in trains per hour (tph), is:[4]

High Speed 1[5]
Route tph Calling at
London St Pancras International to Faversham 1
London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Faversham 1
London St Pancras International to Ramsgate via Dover Priory 1
London St Pancras International to Margate via Canterbury West 1
Chatham Main Line[6]
Route tph Calling at
London Victoria to Ramsgate via Faversham 1
London Victoria to Dover Priory via Faversham 1
London Victoria to Gillingham 1
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea 1
Maidstone Line[7]
Route tph Calling at
London Victoria to Ashford International via Maidstone East 1
London Charing Cross to Maidstone East (semi-fast) 1
South Eastern Main Line[8]
Route tph Calling at
London Charing Cross to Dover Priory 1
London Charing Cross to Ramsgate via Canterbury West 1
Hastings Line[9]
Route tph Calling at
London Charing Cross to Hastings 2
  • Hildenborough, Frant, Stonegate, Etchingham, Robertsbridge, Crowhurst, and West St Leonards are all served by the same trains.
Medway Valley Line[10]
Route tph Calling at
Strood to Paddock Wood via Maidstone West 2
Metro - North Kent Line[11]
Route tph Calling at
London Cannon Street to London Cannon Street via Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal (clockwise) 2
  • Services continue to/from London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath (see below).
London Cannon Street to Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal 2
Metro - Bexleyheath Line[12]
Route tph Calling at
London Cannon Street to London Cannon Street via Bexleyheath (anticlockwise) 2
  • Services continue to/from London Cannon Street via Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich (see above).
London Victoria to Gravesend via Bexleyheath 2
London Charing Cross to Dartford via Bexleyheath 1
  • Waterloo East, London Bridge, Lewisham, Blackheath, Kidbrooke, Eltham, Falconwood, Welling, Bexleyheath, Barnehurst
Metro - Sidcup Line[13]
Route tph Calling at
London Charing Cross to Dartford via Lewisham and Sidcup 2
London Charing Cross to Gravesend via Sidcup 2
Metro - South Eastern Main Line[14]
Route tph Calling at
London Cannon Street to Orpington via Grove Park 2
London Charing Cross to Sevenoaks via Grove Park 2
Grove Park to Bromley North (branch line) 2 Sundridge Park
Metro - Hayes Line[15]
Route tph Calling at
London Charing Cross to Hayes 4
Metro - Chatham Main Line[16]
Route tph Calling at
London Victoria to Orpington via Beckenham Junction 2

Rolling stock

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Current fleet

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Family Class Image Type Top speed Number Carriages Routes operated Built
mph km/h
Bombardier Electrostar 375/3  
  		EMU 100 160 10 3 Main line routes 1999–2005
375/6 30 4
375/7 15
375/8 30
375/9 27
376   75 120 36 5 Metro routes 2004–2005
377/5   100 160 23 4 Main line routes 2008–2009
Hitachi AT300 395 Javelin   140 225 29 6 High Speed 1 services 2007–2009
Networker 465/0   75 120 50[17] 4 Main line and metro routes 1991–1994
465/1 47[17]
465/9 25[17]
466   29[17] 2 Main line and metro routes 1993–1994
Siemens Desiro 707 City Beam   100 160 30[18] 5 Metro routes 2015–2018

Past fleet

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In May 2022, two Class 377/1 units were sent from Southeastern back to Southern.[19]

Family Class Image Type Top speed Number Carriages Routes operated Year withdrawn
mph km/h
Bombardier Electrostar 377   EMU 100 160 2 4 Main line routes 2022
 

Future Fleet

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In May 2024 Southeastern wanted new trains to replace the Class 465 and 466 units. CAF, Hitachi, Stadler, Siemens and Alstom are currently bidding to be the builder of the trains.[20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ "SE Trains Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Company information". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Topham, Gwyn; Kollewe, Julia (28 September 2021). "Government to take over Southeastern after 'serious' breach of franchise". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Train Timetables". Southeastern. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Timetable 8: High Speed Lines". Southeastern. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Timetable 2: London to the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne, Sheerness, Faversham, Ramsgate and Dover". Southeastern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Timetable 3a: London to Ashford via Maidstone East". Southeastern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Timetable 1: London to Dover and Ramsgate via Tonbridge and Ashford". Southeastern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Timetable 4: London and Sevenoaks to Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Battle and Hastings". Southeastern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Timetable 3b: Tonbridge, Paddock Wood and Maidstone West to Strood". Southeastern. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Timetable 5a: London to Dartford, Gravesend and the Medway Towns via Woolwich". Southeastern. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Timetable 5b: London to Dartford via Bexleyheath". Southeastern. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Timetable 5c: London to Dartford and Gravesend via Sidcup". Southeastern. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Timetable 6b: London to Bromley North, Orpington and Sevenoaks via Grove Park". Southeastern. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Timetable 6a: London to Catford Bridge, Elmers End and Hayes". Southeastern. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Timetable 7: London to Bromley South, Orpington and Sevenoaks via Herne Hill". Southeastern. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Cite error: The named reference MR910 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  18. ↑ "City Beam fleet complete as last two trains come into customer service" (Press release). London & South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 24 September 2024.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ↑ "Units numbers 377 163 and 377 164 transfer from Southeastern to Southern exact dates. - a Freedom of Information request to SE Trains Limited". WhatDoTheyKnow. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Mansfield, Ian (16 May 2024). "Southeastern set to overhaul its Metro Services with a fleet of new trains".
  21. ↑ Holden, Michael (15 May 2024). "New trains on the way for London passengers?". RailAdvent. Retrieved 15 May 2024.


Other websites

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  Media related to Southeastern at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Southeastern (Govia)
South Eastern franchise 		Operator of Integrated Kent franchise
2006 – 2021 		Succeeded by
Southeastern (SE Trains)
Incumbent
New creation


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