Southeastern (train company)
British train operator owned by the Department for Transport
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.
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| Franchise(s) | South Eastern 17 October 2021 – 13 October 2024 | ||||
| Main region(s) | Greater London, Kent | ||||
| Other region(s) | East Sussex | ||||
| Fleet size | 410 | ||||
| Stations called at | 180 | ||||
| Stations operated | 164 | ||||
| National Rail abbreviation | SE | ||||
| Predecessor | Southeastern (Govia) | ||||
| Parent company | DfT OLR Holdings | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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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]
References
change- ↑ "SE Trains Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Company information". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ Topham, Gwyn; Kollewe, Julia (28 September 2021). "Government to take over Southeastern after 'serious' breach of franchise". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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) |
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