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'''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]].
 
'''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]].
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==Other websites==
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== Thameslink Media ==
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File:Thameslink.svg|A vector map of the Thameslink network.
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File:Stpancrasthameslink.jpg|St Pancras International Thameslink platforms opened in 2007
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File:Blackfriars station MMB 19.jpg|[[Blackfriars station|Blackfriars]] new cross-river platforms
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File:Thameslink Class 700.jpg|Interior of the new Thameslink Class 700 trains
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File:700044_London_Blackfriars_to_Sevenoaks_9Y51.jpg|According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;*London Blackfriars ............1746...................1747 1/4......................1L*Blackfriars Junction...........1747 1/2.............1748 3/4.....................1L*Southwark Bridge Jn.........1748 1/2.............1749...........................RT*Loughborough Junction...1755...................1754 1/4.....................RT*Cambria Junction...............1756...................1754 3/4.....................1E*Denmark Hill [DMK]............1757/1758.........1756/1757 3/4..........RT*Crofton Road Junction......1759...................1759...........................RT*Peckham Rye [PMR]...........1800/1801.........1759/1800..................1E*Nunhead [NHD]...................1803/1804........1802 3/4/1803 3/4..RT*Nunhead Junction..............1805...................1804 1/2.....................RT*Crofton Park [CFT]..............1806 1/2/1807..1806 1/2/1807 1/4....RT*Catford [CTF].......................1809/1810.........1809/1810.................RT*Bellingham [BGM]...............1812/1813...........1811 3/4/1813.............RT*Beckenham Hill [BEC]........1814 1/2/1815....1814 1/2/1815............RT*Ravensbourne [RVB]..........1817/1817 1/2.....1816 3/4/1817 1/4.....RT*Shortlands Junction...........1818 1/2..............1818 1/4......................RT*Shortlands [SRT]..................1819 1/2/1820...1819/1819 1/2............RT*Bromley South [BMS].........1822/1823........1821 3/4/1822 3/4...RT*Bickley [BKL]........................1825/1826........1825 1/4/1825 1/2....RT*Bickley Junction[XLY]........1827...................1827...........................RT*St Mary Cray Junction.......1827 1/2.............1827 1/4.....................RT*St Mary Cray [SMY].............1829 1/2/1830..1829 1/2/1830 1/2....RT*Swanley [SAY].....................1834/1835.........1834 1/4/1834 3/4....RT*Eynsford [EYN].....................1839 1/2/1840..1838 1/2/1839 1/2....RT*Shoreham [SEH]..................1843 1/2/1844..1842 3/4/1843 3/4..RT*Otford [OTF].........................1846 1/2/1847...1846 1/4/1846 3/4...RT*Otford Junction[XOT]........1848...................1847 3/4....................RT*Bat &amp; Ball [BBL]....................1849 1/2/1850..1849 1/4/1849 1/2....RT Sevenoaks [SEV].................1855...................1852...........................2E
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File:319004 Thameslink train at St Albans.jpg|86 Class 319s worked the Thameslink route from 1987 to 2017
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== Other websites ==
 
* {{Commons cat-inline|Thameslink}}
 
* {{Commons cat-inline|Thameslink}}
 
* [http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Official Thameslink Programme website]
 
* [http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Official Thameslink Programme website]