Southern (train operating company)
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- This article is about the Southern railway service in the United Kingdom. For articles about other Southern Railways around the world, see Southern Railway.
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Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge.
The company was originally known as South Central, but on 30 May 2004, the franchise was rebranded as Southern, in a deliberate recollection of pre-nationalisation Southern Railway, with a green roundel logo with "Southern" written in yellow in a green bar.
Southern also operates the cross-London Watford Junction to Gatwick Airport / Brighton route via Kensington (Olympia) and Clapham Junction (the West London Line).
The franchise is owned by Go-Ahead Group.
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Routes
Details of each route (including maps and timetables) are given at the External Link. The routes, shown in the order listed on the Southern website, are:
- Brighton Main Line: Brighton - London (various destinations)
- East Coastway (Brighton-Eastbourne/Hastings)
- including Marsh Link Line (Hastings - Ashford international)
- West Coastway (Brighton-Portsmouth/Southampton)
- Arun Valley Line (London - Littlehampton/Bognor Regis/Portsmouth/Southampton)
- Redhill, Tonbridge and Oxted Lines from London
- Caterham and Tattenham Corner Lines from London
- Sutton & Mole Valley Line London Victoria to Horsham and Epsom Downs
- Gatwick Main Line London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- London Bridge - Croydon via Sydenham (see South London Line)
- London Victoria and London Bridge - Croydon via Norbury
- London Victoria- and London Bridge to Peckham Rye, Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace [See South London Line)
- West London Line (Clapham Junction-Watford Junction)
Rolling Stock
- Diesel Locomotives
- Class 09 shunters
- Diesel Multiple Units
- Electrical Multiple Units
External link
Southern route information (http://www.southernrailway.com/route_info/route_info.shtml)