Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). Govia is a key operator of commuter services in London and the South East. It is the franchise holder for Thameslink and Southern and recently commenced operation of the Integrated Kent Franchise franchise that replaced the Government owned South Eastern Trains Train Operating Company. Brighton & Hove Bus Metrobus Scania OmniDekka 447 (YV03 RBF) Southern Class 171 Turbostar Thameslink Class 319 dual voltage unit The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UKs train and bus industries. ... Keolis is a French transport group based in Paris. ... Thameslink is a fifty-station franchise in the British railway system running 225 km north to south across London from Bedford to Brighton through Snow Hill tunnel. ... 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. ... South Eastern Trains (SET) is a British train operating company set up to provide train services in the south-east of England including Kent, parts of East Sussex, and the South-East London commuter routes. ... South Eastern Trains (SET) is a British train operating company set up to provide train services in the south-east of England including Kent, parts of East Sussex, and the South-East London commuter routes. ...
GoVia has won an eight-year franchise to operate rail services in Kent and south-east London, including the new high-speed line to the Channel Tunnel.
GoVia has agreed a £115m deal with Lombard to upgrade six rail maintenance depots in the Sussex area for its South Central subsidiary.
GoVia is planning to revamp six train depots in London and the south-east at a cost of £60m, and tenders will be submitted by Kier, Mowlem, Amec and Fitzpatrick in March.
Our rail companies are operated by Govia, a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65%) and Keolis SA (35%) which is a French-based operator of passenger transport services in seven European countries and in Canada.
Govia is acknowledged as the expert in performance turn-around programmes for complex rail organisations.
Govia is the largest commuter train operator in the South East.