CrossCountry
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| Overview | |
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| Franchise(s) | New Cross Country 11 Nov 2007 - October 2019 |
| Main route(s) | West Midlands, East Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber and North East |
| Other route(s) | South East Wales, North West, East of England, South East and Scottish Lowlands |
| Fleet size |
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| Stations called at | 119 |
| Stations operated | 0 |
| Route km operated | 2,397.9 |
| National Rail abbreviation | XC |
| Parent company | Arriva UK Trains |
| Website | www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk |
CrossCountry is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the New Cross Country franchise. It operates many intercity and other long-distance trains in the UK which do not serve Greater London, including the UK's longest direct rail service from Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland to Penzance in Cornwall, in the south-west of England. It is one of only two franchised train operating companies that does not operate any stations the other being the Caledonian Sleeper. All routes call or terminate at Birmingham New Street.
In June 2006 the Department for Transport announced its intention to restructure a number of franchises. Included was a New Cross Country franchise that would incorporate the existing InterCity Cross Country franchise run by Virgin CrossCountry, less the West Coast Main Line services with the Birmingham to Scotland services transferring to Virgin West Coast and the Manchester to Scotland services transferring to First TransPennine Express. Some services from the Central Trains franchise were to be added.
In October 2006 the Department for Transport issued the Invitation to Tender to the shortlisted bidders, Arriva, First, National Express and Virgin Rail Group. On 10 July 2007 the Department for Transport announced that Arriva had won the New Cross Country franchise with the services operated by Virgin CrossCountry transferring to CrossCountry on 11 November 2007 along with the Cardiff to Nottingham and Birmingham to Stansted Airport services from Central Trains.
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