West Anglia Great Northern
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Class 317 at Cambridge station in May 2004
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| Franchise(s) | West Anglia Great Northern: 5 January 1997 - 31 March 2004 Great Northern only: 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2006 |
| Main region(s) | East of England |
| Other region(s) | Greater London (north and north-east) |
| Fleet size | 145 |
| Stations called at | 55 |
| National Rail abbreviation | WN |
| Parent company | National Express |
West Anglia Great Northern was a train operating company in England owned by National Express, that operated the West Anglia Great Northern franchise from January 1997 until March 2004 and the Great Northern franchise from April 2004 until March 2006.
Prism Rail was awarded the West Anglia Great Northern franchise and commenced operations on 5 January 1997.
West Anglia Great Northern made an open access application to extend services from Peterborough to Doncaster but this was rejected by the Office of Rail Regulation.
In July 2000 to, West Anglia Great Northern was included in the sale of Prism Rail to National Express.
In 2002 as part of a franchise reorganisation by the Strategic Rail Authority, it was announced that the franchise would be split with the West Anglia part merged into the Greater Anglia franchise. In December 2003, the Strategic Rail Authority awarded the Greater Anglia franchise to National Express, with the West Anglia services transferring to One on 1 April 2004. After being granted a two-year franchise extension, the Great Northern services were retained with the company now referring to itself as WAGN rather than West Anglia Great Northern.
West Anglia Great Northern operated all stops and limited stops West Anglia services out of London Liverpool Street to Chingford, Enfield Town, Hertford East, Stansted Airport, and Cambridge, and all stops and limited stops Great Northern services out of London King's Cross to Cambridge, King's Lynn and Peterborough.
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