First Capital Connect
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| Franchise(s): |
Thameslink Great Northern 1 Apr 2006 – 13 Sep 2014 |
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| Main region(s): | East of England, London, South East England | ||||
| Stations called at: | approx. 129 | ||||
| Stations operated: | 77 | ||||
| Route km operated: | 778.9 | ||||
| National Rail abbreviation: | FC | ||||
| Parent company: | FirstGroup | ||||
| Website: | www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk | ||||
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First Capital Connect (FCC) was a British train operating company, owned by FirstGroup, that operated the Thameslink Great Northern franchise from April 2006 to September 2014.
First Capital Connect was a major provider of commuter and regional services in London and the south east of England. It operated passenger rail services from Luton and Bedford via the Thameslink route to Sutton, Wimbledon and Brighton via Central London.
It also operated commuter, suburban and regional services out of London King's Cross and London Moorgate to Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Major destinations served included Cambridge, King's Lynn and Peterborough.
First Capital Connect ceased operations at 02:00 on 14 September 2014, when the franchise was taken over by Govia Thameslink Railway, branded as Thameslink and Great Northern.
On 8 April 2005, the Strategic Rail Authority announced Danish State Railways/EWS, FirstGroup, John Laing/MTR, National Express and Stagecoach had been shortlisted for the Thameslink Great Northern franchise. On 13 December 2005, the Department for Transport awarded the new franchise to FirstGroup with the services operated by Thameslink and West Anglia Great Northern transferring to First Capital Connect on 1 April 2006.
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