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KeyGo Map (March 2015)
The Key is a contactless ITSO-compatible smartcard developed by the Go-Ahead Group used on buses, trains and other forms of public transport across various areas of the United Kingdom. The Key uses near-field communication to electronically store and transmit information about rail and bus tickets for use on several operators across the UK. It was initially introduced in June 2007 by the Oxford Bus Company to simplify bus ticketing across their services. It has since spread to a multitude of other services, primarily run by the Go-Ahead Group, who are the parent company of the Oxford Bus Company. The Key brand is owned and operated by the Go-Ahead Group. The Key is available to customers on the majority of the deregulated bus services operated by the Go-Ahead Group in towns and cities across England. Due to it being ITSO-compatible, it can also be used across the entire UK rail network. Customers may order a Key smartcard free-of-charge or for a small charge from all operato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govia Thameslink Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is a British train operating company that operates the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise, TSGN rail franchise. Within the franchise, GTR runs trains under the sub-brands: Thameslink, Great Northern route, Great Northern, Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southern, and Gatwick Express. GTR is a subsidiary of Govia, which is itself a joint venture between the British Go-Ahead Group (65%) and French company Keolis (35%). The franchise was awarded, after repeated delays, to Govia Thameslink Railway on 23 May 2014. On 14 September 2014, GTR took over operations for the prior franchisee First Capital Connect; during July 2015, both Southern and Gatwick Express operations were integrated into GTR. This change made it the largest rail franchise in terms of passengers, staff and fleet in the UK. The franchise has an unusual structure involving a management contract that sees all fare revenues going straight to the Department for Transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Bridges Railway Station
Three Bridges railway station is a railway station located in and named after the village of Three Bridges, West Sussex, Three Bridges, which is now a district of the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. This station is where the Arun Valley Line and the Brighton Main Line diverge. Thameslink operate the majority of services at the station, with half-hourly services between and , Bedford and Three Bridges, and Brighton, and and . A half hourly Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southern service also operates between here and London Victoria station, London Victoria, with trains dividing here to serve either Portsmouth Harbour or Bognor Regis. On Sundays a half-hourly Southern service operates between Brighton and London Victoria. It is down the line from via . Three Bridges Depot is situated to the south of the station, the main depot for Thameslink Class 700s south of London. A Network Rail signalling centre is also found nearby. History The original Italianate archit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clapham Junction Railway Station
Clapham Junction () is a major railway station near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It lies from and from . Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district to the south-east. A major transport hub, Clapham Junction station is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main Line, as well as numerous other routes and branch lines which pass through or diverge from the main lines at this station. It serves as a southern terminus of both the Mildmay and Windrush lines of the London Overground. Routes from London's south and south-west termini, Victoria and Waterloo, funnel through the station, making it the busiest in Europe by number of trains using it: between 100 and 180 per hour, except for the five hours after midnight. The station is also the busiest UK station for interchanges between services, as well as the only railway station in Great Britain with more interchanges than entries or exits. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epsom Railway Station
Epsom railway station serves the town of Epsom in Surrey, England. It is located off Waterloo Road and is less than two minutes' walk from the town's high street. It is down the line from . Services Services at Epsom are operated by Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway), Southern and South Western Railway (train operating company), South Western Railway. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to via * 3 tph to of which 1 continues to * 1 tph to Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. On Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:45) and on Sundays, there is no service south of Dorking to Horsham. History The railway first reached the town in 1847 when an extension of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) from West Croydon railway station, West Croydon was opened with a terminus in the former Station Road (now Upper High Street). This station was initially named Epsom, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorking Railway Station
Dorking railway station is a railway station in Dorking, Surrey, England. Located on the Mole Valley line, it is down the line from (via ). The station is one of three that serve the town of Dorking, alongside and stations (both on the North Downs Line). Dorking and Dorking Deepdene stations are within walking distance of each other and interchange between them on a through ticket is permitted. The station is managed by Southern, which is one of two companies serving the station alongside South Western Railway. It has three platforms, numbered 1–3 from left to right when looking towards London; each platform is long enough to accommodate 10 carriages. The platforms are connected by both a subway and a footbridge, with lift access available to all platforms. History Construction The Mole Gap between Dorking and Leatherhead is one of the few natural breaches in the North Downs and its potential as a rail corridor was realised as early as 1830 when a line linking London to Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Railway
South Western Railway Limited, trading as South Western Railway (SWR), is the British state-owned train operating company that took over the services of the South Western Railway (2017–2025), operator of the same name from FirstGroup and MTR Corporation on 25 May 2025. SWR operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at to south west London, suburban services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. Under the brand Island Line (brand), Island Line, it operates services on the Isle of Wight. History In the lead up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party of Keir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back under state ownership. Following its 2024 United Kingdom general election, election in 2024, the government introduced the ''Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024'', which re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Western Railway (train Operating Company)
First Greater Western, trading name, trading as Great Western Railway (GWR), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that provides services in the Greater Western franchise, Greater Western franchise area. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales, inter-city services from London to the West Country via the Reading–Taunton line, and the ''Night Riviera'' Sleeping car, sleeper service between London and Penzance. It provides outer-suburban services in West London; commuter services from its London terminus at to the Thames Valley region, including parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire; and regional services throughout the West of England and South Wales to the South coast of England. Great Western Railway also operates the Heathrow Express service. The company began operating in February 1996 as Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton & Hove (bus Company)
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited,Companies House extract company no 0307468 Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited trading as Brighton & Hove, is a bus company operating most bus services in the city of Brighton and Hove in southern England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. History Brighton & Hove was established in 1884 as Brighton, Hove and Preston United Omnibus Company. In 1916, Thomas Tilling took over the company and replaced all its remaining horse buses with motor buses. In November 1935 it was formed as the Brighton Hove and District Omnibus Company. In January 1969 it merged with Southdown Motor Services as a su ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrobus (South East England)
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Limited, trading as Metrobus, is a bus operator with routes in parts of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, and Greater London. Formed through a management buyout in 1983, Metrobus was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in September 1999 and is now under the control of Brighton & Hove (bus company), Brighton & Hove, part of the Go-Ahead Group. Metrobus previously operated many routes under contract to Transport for London in south and south-east London, but following a restructure, on 1 April 2014 these were transferred to Go-Ahead London under London General. The remaining commercial operations were brought under the control of Brighton & Hove (bus company), Brighton & Hove on 1 July 2014. On 2 September 2023, the operations of Southdown PSV, Southdown Buses were transferred to Metrobus. History In February 1981 the Orpington & District bus company collapsed due to financial difficulties, and the Tillingbourne Bus Company based in West Surrey took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plusbus
Plusbus is an add-on ticket, which can be purchased with National Rail train tickets in the United Kingdom. It allows unlimited travel on participating bus and tram operators' services in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities. History The Plusbus scheme was launched in October 2002 across an initial 35 railway stations. Since 2021, the scheme has been oprerated by Traveline, and was previously administered by Journey Solutions, a not for profit partnership of bus operators Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead, National Express and Stagecoach, the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Rail Delivery Group.Home Plusbus Plusbus won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for its model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value. Rail and bus ticketing Plusbus is available in 29 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeyGo Map (March 2015)
The Key is a contactless ITSO-compatible smartcard developed by the Go-Ahead Group used on buses, trains and other forms of public transport across various areas of the United Kingdom. The Key uses near-field communication to electronically store and transmit information about rail and bus tickets for use on several operators across the UK. It was initially introduced in June 2007 by the Oxford Bus Company to simplify bus ticketing across their services. It has since spread to a multitude of other services, primarily run by the Go-Ahead Group, who are the parent company of the Oxford Bus Company. The Key brand is owned and operated by the Go-Ahead Group. The Key is available to customers on the majority of the deregulated bus services operated by the Go-Ahead Group in towns and cities across England. Due to it being ITSO-compatible, it can also be used across the entire UK rail network. Customers may order a Key smartcard free-of-charge or for a small charge from all operato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
