Southeastern (train company)

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SE Trains Limited,[1] trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in southeast England owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport,[2] On 17 October 2021, it became the franchisee for the South Eastern franchise, overtaking the company owned Southeastern. It serves the commuter routes to south-east London, most of Kent, and parts of East Sussex.

Southeastern
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Franchise(s):South Eastern
17 October 2021 – 13 October 2024
Main region(s):Greater London, Kent
Other region(s):East Sussex
Fleet size:410
Stations called at:180
Stations operated:164
National Rail abbreviation:SE
Parent company:DfT OLR Holdings
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Route map

Southeastern TOC route map 2010.svg

In October 2021, Govia-owned Southeastern kept £25 million instead of paying it back to Department for Transport so on 17 October 2021 it was replaced by a government-owned company with the same name.[3]

References

  1. "SE Trains Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. "Company information". www.southeasternrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. Topham, Gwyn; Kollewe, Julia (28 September 2021). "Government to take over Southeastern after 'serious' breach of franchise". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

Other websites

  Media related to Southeastern at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
'Southeastern (Govia)'
South Eastern franchise
Operator of Integrated Kent franchise
2006 – 2021
Succeeded by
Southeastern (SE Trains)
Incumbent
New creation