East Anglia franchise
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| Current operator | Abellio Greater Anglia | ||
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| Main Route(s) |
Great Eastern Main Line West Anglia Main Line |
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| Franchise dates | 1 Apr 2004 – 4 Feb 2012 (National Express East Anglia) 5 Feb 2012 – October 2016 (Abellio Greater Anglia) 16 Oct 2016 - 2025 (Greater Anglia) |
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The East Anglia franchise is a railway franchise for passenger trains on the Great Eastern Main Line and West Anglia Main Lines in England. It commenced operating in April 2004 when the Anglia and Great Eastern franchises together with the West Anglia part of the West Anglia Great Northern franchise were combined to form the Greater Anglia franchise.
Initially operated by National Express East Anglia, in February 2012 it was taken over by Abellio Greater Anglia. In May 2015 the Liverpool Street to Chingford/Cheshunt and Enfield Town and Romford to Upminster services transferred to London Overground and Liverpool Street to Shenfield services transferred to TfL Rail. Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by Abellio and rebranded Greater Anglia as specified by the Department for Transport.
In 2002 as part of a franchise reorganisation by the Strategic Rail Authority, it was announced the Anglia and Great Eastern franchises together with the West Anglia part of the West Anglia Great Northern franchise would be combined to form the Greater Anglia franchise. This was part of a Strategic Rail Authority strategy to reduce the number of train operating companies providing services from a single London terminal. This was expected to improve efficiency and reliability.
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