CrossCountry
Sign in to saveXC Trains Limited, trading as CrossCountry, is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.
Key facts
- Rail company.name
- CrossCountry
- Rail company.logo
- CrossCountryTrains.svg
- Rail company.logo_size
- 200
- Rail company.image
- Dawlish Warren MMB 07 South Devon Main Line 220032.jpg
- Rail company.image_size
- 300px
- Rail company.caption
- A Class 220 Voyager on the South Devon Railway sea wall in July 2009
- Rail company.nameforarea
- region
- Rail company.abbr
- XC
- Rail company.stations
- 120
- Rail company.parent_company
- Arriva UK Trains
- Rail company.headquarters
- Birmingham
- Rail company.map
- 300px
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Birmingham
- Owned by
- Arriva
- Parent organization
- Arriva
- Official website
- www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Image
- Silk Mills - CrossCountry 220027 Leeds to Plymouth.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation
- Transfer and withdrawal of services
- Changes to services
- Extension of the franchise
- Industrial action
- Performance issues
- Services
- Core
- Extensions
- Special services
- Proposed services
- Stations served only by CrossCountry
- Other route information
- Rolling stock
- Current rolling stock
- Past rolling stock
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
XC Trains Limited, trading as CrossCountry, is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.
The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year. On 10 July 2007, the DfT announced that Arriva had been awarded the New Cross Country franchise. CrossCountry is one of only two franchised train operating companies that does not manage any stations, the other being Caledonian Sleeper. CrossCountry's services have been periodically disrupted by industrial action amongst its staff, often due to disputes over rostering and pay. While the franchise had been originally due to conclude on 31 March 2016, multiple subsequent agreements have been enacted; in September 2023, the DfT confirmed that the franchise has been extended for a further four years for a finish date of 15 October 2027.