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{{Infobox rail line
|box_width = auto
|name = Thameslink
|color =
|logo =
|logo_width =
|image = Thameslink_New_Livery_(2014).png
|image_width = 321px
|caption = A Thameslink train at blackfriars
|type = [[Commuter rail]], [[Suburban rail]]
|system = [[National Rail]]
|status = Operational
|locale = [[East of England]]<br>[[Greater London]]<br>[[South East England]]
|start = [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]]
|end = [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]]/[[Sutton railway station (London)|Sutton]]/{{rws|Sevenoaks}}
|stations = 68 (additional stations at peaks)
|routes = 5
|ridership =
|open = 1988
|close =
|owner = [[Network Rail]]
|operator = [[Thameslink and Great Northern]]<br>[[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] (joint services with Thameslink)
|character =
|depot = Bedford<br>Crickelwood
|stock = [[British Rail Class 319|Class 319]]<br>[[British Rail Class 377|Class 377]] ''[[Electrostar]]''
|linelength =
|tracklength =
|notrack = 2-4
|gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
|el = [[25 kV AC|25 kV 50hz AC]]<br>750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct Current|DC]] [[third rail]]
|speed_mph = 100
|speed = maximum
|elevation =
}}
'''Thameslink''' is a route in the British railway system. It has 68 stations. It is {{convert|225|km|abbr=on}} long. It runs north to south through London from [[Bedford]] to [[Brighton]]. It goes to [[London Gatwick Airport]] and [[London Luton Airport]]. It has a suburban loop that goes to [[Sutton]] and [[Wimbledon station|Wimbledon]]. On weekdays a suburban line goes through [[Catford]] and [[Bromley South]] to [[Sevenoaks]]. It opened as a through service in 1988. By 1998, it was very overcrowded, carrying more than 28,000 passengers in the morning peak. Almost all the services are currently operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]].
==Other websites==
{{Commons cat-inline|Thameslink}}
* [http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Official Thameslink Programme website]
* [http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1326.aspx Thameslink Programme] - [[Network Rail]]
[[CategoryThameslink| ]]
[[Category:Thameslink| ]]
{{Infobox rail line
|box_width = auto
|name = Thameslink
|color =
|logo =
|logo_width =
|image = Thameslink_New_Livery_(2014).png
|image_width = 321px
|caption = A Thameslink train at blackfriars
|type = [[Commuter rail]], [[Suburban rail]]
|system = [[National Rail]]
|status = Operational
|locale = [[East of England]]<br>[[Greater London]]<br>[[South East England]]
|start = [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]]
|end = [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]]/[[Sutton railway station (London)|Sutton]]/{{rws|Sevenoaks}}
|stations = 68 (additional stations at peaks)
|routes = 5
|ridership =
|open = 1988
|close =
|owner = [[Network Rail]]
|operator = [[Thameslink and Great Northern]]<br>[[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] (joint services with Thameslink)
|character =
|depot = Bedford<br>Crickelwood
|stock = [[British Rail Class 319|Class 319]]<br>[[British Rail Class 377|Class 377]] ''[[Electrostar]]''
|linelength =
|tracklength =
|notrack = 2-4
|gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
|el = [[25 kV AC|25 kV 50hz AC]]<br>750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct Current|DC]] [[third rail]]
|speed_mph = 100
|speed = maximum
|elevation =
}}
'''Thameslink''' is a route in the British railway system. It has 68 stations. It is {{convert|225|km|abbr=on}} long. It runs north to south through London from [[Bedford]] to [[Brighton]]. It goes to [[London Gatwick Airport]] and [[London Luton Airport]]. It has a suburban loop that goes to [[Sutton]] and [[Wimbledon station|Wimbledon]]. On weekdays a suburban line goes through [[Catford]] and [[Bromley South]] to [[Sevenoaks]]. It opened as a through service in 1988. By 1998, it was very overcrowded, carrying more than 28,000 passengers in the morning peak. Almost all the services are currently operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]].
==Other websites==
{{Commons cat-inline|Thameslink}}
* [http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Official Thameslink Programme website]
* [http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1326.aspx Thameslink Programme] - [[Network Rail]]
[[CategoryThameslink| ]]
[[Category:Thameslink| ]]