Arriva Rail London
Arriva Rail London[1] is a train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the London Overground concession on behalf of Transport for London.
Class 378 Capitalstar at Kilburn High Road in 2014 | |
Franchise(s) | London Overground 13 November 2016 - May 2024 |
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Main region(s) | Greater London |
Parent company | Arriva UK Trains |
Other | |
Website | arrivaraillondon.co.uk |
History
In April 2015, Transport for London placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting expressions of interest in operating the next concession.[2] In July 2015, Transport for London announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, Govia and MTR Corporation.[3]
In March 2016, Arriva was awarded a seven-and-a-half-year concession with an option to extend for a further two years. Operations commenced on 13 November 2016.[4][5][6] Arriva held a 50% shareholding in the previous concession holder, London Overground Rail Operations.
Services
As of December 2019, the typical off-peak service pattern operated by Arriva Rail London is:[7]
East London line | |||
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Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Dalston Junction to New Cross | 4 | Haggerston, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays | 378 |
Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction | 4 | Haggerston, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road | |
Dalston Junction to Battersea Park | 2tpd | Haggerston, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Clapham High Street, Wandsworth Road | |
Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace | 4 | Canonbury, Dalston Junction, Haggerston, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, New Cross Gate, Brockley, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, Sydenham | |
Highbury & Islington to West Croydon | 4 | Canonbury, Dalston Junction, Haggerston, Hoxton, Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, New Cross Gate, Brockley, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Penge West, Anerley, Norwood Junction | |
North London line | |||
Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Richmond to Stratford | 4 | Kew Gardens, Gunnersbury, South Acton, Acton Central, Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise, Brondesbury Park, Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Finchley Road & Frognal, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, Highbury & Islington, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Homerton, Hackney Wick | 378 |
Clapham Junction to Stratford | 4 | Imperial Wharf, West Brompton, Kensington (Olympia), Shepherd's Bush, Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise, Brondesbury Park, Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Finchley Road & Frognal, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, Highbury & Islington, Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central, Homerton, Hackney Wick | |
Watford DC line | |||
Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Watford Junction to London Euston | 4 | Watford High Street, Bushey, Carpenders Park, Hatch End, Headstone Lane, Harrow & Wealdstone, Kenton, South Kenton, North Wembley, Wembley Central, Stonebridge Park, Harlesden, Willesden Junction, Kensal Green, Queens Park, Kilburn High Road, South Hampstead | 378 or 710 |
Gospel Oak to Barking line | |||
Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Gospel Oak to Barking | 4 | Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill, Harringay Green Lanes, South Tottenham, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow Queen's Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Wanstead Park, Woodgrange Park | 710 |
Lea Valley lines | |||
Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Liverpool Street to Enfield Town | 2 | Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath, London Fields, Hackney Downs, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street, Edmonton Green, Bush Hill Park | 315 or 710 |
Liverpool Street to Cheshunt | 2 | Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath, London Fields, Hackney Downs, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street, Edmonton Green, Southbury, Turkey Street, Theobalds Grove | |
Liverpool Street to Chingford | 4 | Bethnal Green, Hackney Downs, Clapton, St. James Street, Walthamstow Central, Wood Street, Highams Park | |
Romford–Upminster line | |||
Route | tph | Calling at | Stock |
Romford to Upminster | 2 | Emerson Park | 315 |
Rolling stock
Arriva Rail London inherited a fleet of Class 172, 315, 317 and 378s. From 2019, the first of 54 Class 710s will be delivered.[8] These will replace the 172, 315 and 317s, and the 378s on Watford DC line duties allowing them to be concentrated on North, East, West and South London line services.[9]
On 23 May 2019, the first two Class 710 units on the Gospel Oak to Barking line entered service.
Current fleet
Class | Image | Type | Number | Unit numbers | Cars per set | Seat layout | Routes operated | Built |
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315/8 | EMU | 20 | 315801–803, 315805–812, 315815,
315822, 315824–825, 315827, 315830–831, 315833, 315859 |
4 | 2+3 | Lea Valley lines Romford-Upminster Line |
1980-1981 | |
378/1 | 20 | 378135-378154 | 5 | Longitudinal | East London line South London line |
2008-2011 | ||
378/2 | 37 | 378201-378234 378255–378257 |
North London line West London line East London line South London line Watford DC line | |||||
710/1 | 31 | 710101-710131 | 4 | Lea Valley lines | 2017-2019 | |||
710/2 | 17 | 710256-710273 | Gospel Oak to Barking line Watford DC line |
Future fleet
Class | Image | Type | No. built | Year built | Cars per set | Unit nos. | Description |
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710/2 | EMU | 6 | 2017-19 | 5 | 710274-279 | Dual-voltage for NLL and WLL |
Past fleet
Class | Image | Type | Number | Train numbers | Cars per set | Seat layout | Routes operated | Built |
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172/0 | DMU | 8 | 172001-172008 | 2 | 2+2 | Gospel Oak to Barking line | 2010 | |
315 | EMU | 5 | 317804, 317813-814, 317816-817 | 4 | 2+3 | Lea Valley lines | 1980-81 | |
317/7 | 8 | 317708–710, 317714, 317719,
317723, 317729, 317732 |
1981-1982 | |||||
317/8 | 6 | 317887-892 |
Depots
Arriva Rail London's fleet is maintained at Ilford, New Cross Gate and Willesden depots.
References
- Companies House extract company no 4165861 Arriva Rail London Limited
- TfL starts search for next operator to run Overground Transport for London 9 April 2015
- Four bidders shortlisted for London Overground operating concession Railway Gazette International 29 June 2015
- "Arriva wins £1.5bn London Overground contract" BBC News 18 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Transport for London announces intention to award London Overground contract to Arriva Arriva 18 March 2016
- TfL confirm London Overground contract with Arriva signed Railway Technology Magazine 18 April 2016
- "London Overground timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- Bombardier wins London Overground EMU contract Railway Gazette International 19 June 2015
- "TFL's order for West Anglia Aventra EMUs confirmed" Rail issue 780 5 August 2015 page 29
Preceded by London Overground Rail Operations |
Operator of London Overground concession 2016 - 2024 |
Succeeded by incumbent |