Franchise(s):	Integrated Kent Franchise 2006-01-04 - 2014-03-31
Main region(s):	Greater London
Other region(s):	Kent, East Sussex
Fleet size:	approx. 400
Stations called at:	182
National Rail abbreviation:	SE
Parent company:	Govia (Go-Ahead Group / Keolis)
Web site:	www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

Southeastern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It began operations in south-east England on 1 April 2006, replacing the former publicly-owned operator South Eastern Trains and serves the commuter routes to south-east London, Kent, and parts of East Sussex. The London termini of its services are Charing Cross, Blackfriars, Cannon Street, and Victoria. Southeastern operate on 773 miles (1237 km) of track, with 182 stations. 82% of its train services run into London. South Eastern Trains (SET) was a British train operating company, in public ownership, who provided train services in south east London and South East England from November 2003 to March 2006. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). ... The Go-Ahead Group plc 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. ... Due to historical differences the railway network of the United Kingdom is split into two independent systems: one on the island of Great Britain and one in Northern Ireland, which is closely linked to the railway system of the Republic of Ireland. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South Eastern Trains (SET) was a British train operating company, in public ownership, who provided train services in south east London and South East England from November 2003 to March 2006. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. ... Blackfriars Station has most of its platforms on a bridge over the river. ... Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. ... Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ...

It is owned by Govia, which is itself jointly owned by Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, who also operate the neighbouring Southern operating company which overlaps with Southeastern in some areas. The company’s formal name, under which it mounted its bid for the franchise, is London and South Eastern Railway. Although it continued to use the logo and livery of its predecessor for its first year of operations, a new company logo was adopted early in 2007 and stations, beginning with Waterloo East, have begun to be re-painted under the new corporate colour scheme. In August 2007, a Class 508 train was painted in a new trial livery, although the company has stated that the exact design is yet to be finalised.^[1] Govia is a joint venture between Go-Ahead (65 per cent) and Keolis SA (35 per cent). ... The Go-Ahead Group plc 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. ... 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. ... Facade of Waterloo Station, London Waterloo is a major train station and transport interchange located in the Waterloo district of London, which was itself named after the Battle of Waterloo in which Napoleon was defeated near Brussels. ... 508136 at Kirkdale on 2 August 2004 in original Merseyrail livery. ...

History of the franchise

Since the privatisaton of British Rail, the franchise to run trains in this area has changed hands three times. The first company to win the franchise on 14th October 1996 was Connex, who operated it under the name Connex South Eastern. The company gained bad publicity, and their franchise was cut short on 9th November 2003. Train services were then taken over by South Eastern Trains, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Strategic Rail Authority/Department for Transport, until an alternative bidder could be found. The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... In economics, a government-granted monopoly (also called a de jure monopoly) is a form of coercive monopoly in a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential competitors are excluded from the market by law, regulation... Connex may refer to: a brand name used by Veolia Transport a ficticious energy company in the film Syriana an earlier name of Vodafone Romania a private operator of the suburban railway system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Connex Melbourne Category: ... A Class 423 4Vep unit in Connex South Eastern livery at Waterloo East in February 2003. ... Categories: Stub ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ...

Current routes

The railway lines of Kent, Southeastern's franchise area.

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Main lines

From London termini (Victoria, London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross, Blackfriars, and Cannon Street) unless otherwise stated; Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. ... Blackfriars Station has most of its platforms on a bridge over the river. ... Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. ...

• North Kent Line: services via Dartford to Gillingham
• Chatham Main Line - services to the Kent Coast via Bromley South and Chatham, dividing at Faversham to Ramsgate and Dover
• Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line
• South Eastern Main Line - services the Kent Coast via Ashford and Sevenoaks
  • Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line
  • Kent Coast Line: Ashford to Ramsgate (via Folkestone and Dover)
• Hastings Line (Hastings via Tunbridge Wells)
• London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon) — uses part of the Brighton Main Line

The North Kent Line is a railway line which connects central and south east London with Dartford and Medway. ... Dartford station is a railway station at Dartford in North-West Kent, on the North Kent line. ... Gillingham (Kent) railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Medway, north Kent, between Chatham and Rainham. ... The Chatham Main Line is the British railway line that runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory or Ramsgate via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name) and Bromley). ... Bromley South railway station is a major railway interchange and station in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. ... Chatham railway station is situated in Chatham, one of the Medway Towns in Kent, England. ... Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Faversham. ... Ramsgate railway station serves the town of Ramsgate in Thanet in Kent. ... Dover Priory railway station is the main (and currently only) station in Dover in Kent. ... Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line, shown with other railway lines in Kent. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Canterbury East. ... Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent. ... Sevenoaks railway station serves the town of Sevenoaks in Kent. ... The Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line is the British railway line that runs from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, which links Hastings with Tonbridge, and from there into London via Sevenoaks. ... The new station building at Hastings Hastings railway station is a piece of shit in Hastings in East Sussex, England. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... The station entrance Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. ... East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, 9. ... The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ...

Suburban lines

The suburban services run to:

• Sevenoaks: two services — one via Grove Park to Charing Cross, and one via Swanley and Bromley South to Blackfriars (Catford Loop Line).
• Hayes line to Charing Cross
• Orpington
  • via Lewisham to Charing Cross (South Eastern Main Line)
  • via Bromley South to Victoria (Chatham Main Line)
• Dartford via: North Kent Line, the Bexleyheath Line, and the Dartford Loop Line to Charing Cross.
• Bromley North Line

Sevenoaks railway station serves the town of Sevenoaks in Kent. ... Grove Park railway station serves the areas of Grove Park and Downham in the London borough of Lewisham. ... , Swanley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, and serves the town of Swanley in north Kent, England. ... Bromley South railway station is a major railway interchange and station in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. ... The Catford Loop line was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 Jul 1892; it had been incorporated as the Shortlands and Nunhead Railway in 1889. ... The Hayes Line is the the railway service in south east London, United Kingdom operated by Southeastern between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. ... Orpington railway station serves the town of Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. ... Categories: Docklands Light Railway stations | London railway stations | British railway stations | London Underground stubs ... Dartford station is a railway station at Dartford in North-West Kent, on the North Kent line. ... The North Kent Line is a railway line which connects central and south east London with Dartford and Medway. ... The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ... The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ... A short Branch Line in the Bromley (South East London) that connects with the main line from Charing Cross to Hastings (Hastings Line) via Tunbridge Wells operated by South Eastern Trains History The line was built by the South Eastern Railway to compete with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway...

Rural lines

• Medway Valley Line, some services extend to Tunbridge Wells, and occasionally to Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges
• Sheerness Line
• Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) — uses part of the Brighton Main Line and Redhill to Tonbridge Line (to be transferred to Southern during 2009).

The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... Gatwick Airport station is the railway station at Gatwick Airport that provides a direct rail connection to London. ... Rail bridge at Three Bridges Station Three Bridges railway station serves Three Bridges, in Crawley, West Sussex. ... The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. ... Horsham railway station serves the town of Horsham in West Sussex, England. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... Gatwick Airport station is the railway station at Gatwick Airport that provides a direct rail connection to London. ... The station entrance Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. ... The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... Looking east towards the Bletchingley Tunnel The Redhill to Tonbridge Line is a British railway line running from Redhill, Surrey to Tonbridge, Kent in southeast England. ... 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. ...

Future expansion

CTRL-DS and Olympic Javelin

Following the completion of High Speed 1, Southeastern will operate high-speed domestic services on it, including the Olympic Javelin service that is to run during London's 2012 Summer Olympics. 0 km London St Pancras Temple Mills Eurostar Depot 9 km Stratford International 10 km 21 km 27 km 30 km 32 km 37 km Ebbsfleet International 39 km 50 km 54 km 88 km 89 km 90 km Ashford International 91 km 106 km Dollands Moor Freight terminal 108... French-designed Eurostar and Thalys TGVs side-by-side in the Paris-Gare du Nord. ... The Olympic Javelin is a proposed high-speed train network announced as part of the London 2012 Olympic bid. ... London 2012 redirects here. ...

A fleet of twenty-nine six-carriage Shinkansen-derived high-speed ‘A-trains’ have already been ordered from Hitachi for this route.^[2] This is Hitachi’s first train sale in Britain. They will be known as Class 395 when in service. For the record label, see Shinkansen Records. ... Hitachi may refer to: Hitachi (train) trains in Melbourne, Australia. ... Class 395 is the designation[1] of new EMUs being built for Southeastern to operate new high speed domestic services on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL-DS) and the Olympic Javelin shuttle services to the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...

High-speed services are expected to begin in December 2009, but the first four trains are to be delivered in 2007 for testing and driver training.^[3]

The new company have made a point of advertising part-owner SNCF’s experience operating and integrated high-speed train services on the French TGV network. SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see Transposition of the great vessels. ...

The first train will be named after Dame Kelly Holmes, a British gold-medal athlete, with further trains to be named after British personalities associated with speed. Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19, 1970) is a retired British middle-distance athlete. ...

The colour scheme for the high speed trains will be dark blue - using the same corporate colour as their logo.

Current plans call for the company to operate up to ten high-speed trains per hour at peak times, with four trains per hour off-peak.^[4] These trains will only run at high speed on the CTRL itself; at some point each will switch over to conventional track and need to run at reduced speeds alongside conventional trains. In the table below, stations falling on the high-speed portion of the trip are boldfaced.

However, these plans remain open to adjustment. For example, in July 2006 it was announced that the Shakespeare Tunnels would be upgraded by Network Rail to allow high speed trains to reach Dover Priory.^[5] Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... Dover Priory railway station is the main (and currently only) station in Dover in Kent. ...

"Traditional" network

Due to the opening of the second phase of the CTRL in November 2007, improvments to the services provided are scheduled to begin from December 2007, due to train paths becoming available.^[6]

• An additional evening peak train from Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells;
• An additional evening service from Cannon Street to Faversham with connections to the Thanet coast;
• Improved frequency of services between Beckenham Junction and Victoria and Orpington and Victoria, improving links to Bromley South;
• Contra peak improvements on many Metro routes and on the main line via Tonbridge; and
• Improvements made to Saturday services so they mirror, where possible, the Monday to Friday off peak pattern

Ticketing

Like its sister franchise Southern, Southeastern is committed to introducing Oyster Pay As You Go (PAYG) on its London routes but is yet to implement. The acceptance of Oyster Card (pay as you go) on National Rail in London, England has been limited to a restricted number of National Rail services[1] since the introduction of the stored-value product on London Underground in January 2004. ...

Rolling stock

Southeastern operate a fleet of about four hundred trains, all of which are electrical multiple units. This article is about Multiple Units vehicles. ...

Current fleet

Class	Image	Top speed		Number	Cars per set	Routes operated	Built	Notes
		mph	km/h
Class 375/3 Express Electrostar		100	160	10	3	Outer suburban and Express routes.	2001-2002
Class 375/6 Express Electrostar		100	160	30	4	Outer suburban and Express routes.	1999-2001	Dual Voltage
Class 375/7 Express Electrostar		100	160	15	4	Express routes.	1999-2001
Class 375/8 Express Electrostar		100	160	30	4	Express routes.	1999-2001
Class 375/9 Outer Suburban Electrostar		100	160	27	4	Outer suburban routes.	2001-2003
Class 376 Suburban Electrostar		75	120	36	5	Metro routes	2004-2005
Class 465/0 Networker		75	120	50	4	Metro & Outer suburban Routes	1991-1993
Class 465/1 Networker		75	120	47	4	Metro & Outer suburban Routes	1993
Class 465/2 Networker		75	120	15	4	Metro & Outer suburban Routes	1993
Class 465/9 Networker		75	120	34	4	Metro & Outer suburban Routes	2005-2006
Class 466 Networker		75	120	43	2	Metro & Outer suburban routes	1993-1994
Class 508/2		75	120	6	3	Medway Valley Line, Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) and Sheerness Line	1979-1980

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Future fleet

Class 395 is the designation[1] of new EMUs being built for Southeastern to operate new high speed domestic services on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL-DS) and the Olympic Javelin shuttle services to the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... 0 km London St Pancras Temple Mills Eurostar Depot 9 km Stratford International 10 km 21 km 27 km 30 km 32 km 37 km Ebbsfleet International 39 km 50 km 54 km 88 km 89 km 90 km Ashford International 91 km 106 km Dollands Moor Freight terminal 108...

See also

UK Railways Portal

• Olympic Javelin
• South Eastern Trains
• Connex South Eastern
• Network SouthEast
• Southern Region of British Railways
• Southern Railway
• South Eastern and Chatham Railway
• South Eastern Railway
• London, Chatham and Dover Railway

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References

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External links

• Southeastern official web site
• alwaystouchout.com on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (includes information about the planned domestic services)