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CrossCountry is a train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain's Cross Country rail franchise since 11 November 2007. The franchise was formed through the amalgamation of most of the former Cross Country franchise previously held by Virgin Trains (which consisted of inter-city services that do not terminate in London) with some of the longer-distance routes (including some former Central Citylink services) operated by the former Central Trains.
On 10 July 2007, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva plc had won the rights to the franchise.
Unlike most other franchise operators, CrossCountry does not manage any stations, even though there are certain stations served by no operator other than CrossCountry.
Core
The hourly service operates on each basic route:
Extensions
There are extensions to the normal service pattern:
- to Penzance from Plymouth
- to Glasgow Central from Edinburgh Waverley
- to Aberdeen from Edinburgh Waverley
- to Cardiff Central from Bristol Temple Meads
- to Paignton from Bristol Temple Meads
- to Guildford from Reading
- to Bournemouth from Reading
Summer Saturdays see trains to Newquay from various parts of the network.
Frequency
Typically, during weekday daytimes, each of these six routes sees one CrossCountry train per hour, with the exception of Birmingham–Leicester and Birmingham–Nottingham (which each see two). These services combine to provide higher frequencies on the following sections:
- Bristol to Cheltenham: 2 trains per hour
- Cheltenham to Birmingham: 3 trains per hour
- Reading to Leamington: 2 trains per hour
- Birmingham to Derby: 4 trains per hour
- Derby to Sheffield: 2 trains per hour
- York to Newcastle: 2 trains per hour
- Birmingham to Leicester: 2 trains per hour
- Birmingham to Manchester: 2 trains per hour
Withdrawal of Brighton services
The requirement for the franchise operation did not include retaining the current services south east of Reading/Guildford to Brighton. As a result all CrossCountry services to Kensington Olympia, East Croydon, Redhill, Gatwick Airport and Haywards Heath ceased on 13 December 2008. Passengers for Gatwick Airport now have to change at Reading onto First Great Western's services.
