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Franchise(s) | Northern Rail 12 December 2004 – 31 March 2016 |
Main region(s) | North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber |
Other region(s) | East Midlands and Staffordshire |
Fleet size | 333[1] |
Stations called at | 526 |
Stations operated | 464[1] |
Route km operated | 2,695.7 |
National Rail abbreviation | NT |
Parent company | Serco-Abellio |
Website | www |
Northern Rail was a British train operating company. It ran local passenger services in Northern England from December 2004 to March 2016. Northern Rail's owner was Serco and Abellio. It ran 287 trains to 529 stations.
In 2016, Serco and Abellio lost the franchise to Arriva, who promised to buy new trains.[2]