Caledonian Sleeper
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| Franchise(s): | Part of ScotRail (National Express) 31 Mar 1997-16 Oct 2004 Part of First ScotRail 17 Oct 2004-30 Mar 2015 Standalone franchise operated by Serco (31 Mar 2015-present) |
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West Coast Main Line Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line Highland Main Line West Highland Line |
| Fleet size: | 22 × Mark 2, 53 × Mark 3 |
| Stations called at: | 46 |
| Parent company: | Serco |
| Website: | www.sleeper.scot |
Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
It is one of only two sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the Night Riviera between London and Penzance). Two services depart London each night from Sunday to Friday and travel via the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. The earlier departure divides at Edinburgh into portions for Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness. The later departure serves Edinburgh and Glasgow splitting at Carstairs. Five London bound portions depart from these destinations each night, combining into two trains at Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Since April 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper has been a standalone franchise operated by Serco. Prior to this it was part of the ScotRail franchise.
Sleeper trains had operated between London and Scotland since the completion of the line in the 1850s. Services operated from both London Euston via the West Coast Main Line including the Royal Highlander and London King's Cross via the East Coast Main Line until the latter were withdrawn in May 1988.InterCity planned to remove all seating accommodation on the remaining services from May 1992, however it instead concluded a deal with Stagecoach to retain the Mark 2 sitting carriages. After 12 months the Stagecoach carriages were withdrawn.
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