Rail
Around one million people travel on our trains every day
Our rail operation, Govia, is 65% owned by Go-Ahead and 35% by Keolis. Keolis is a French-based operator of passenger transport services which is part owned by the French national railway SNCF.
Our rail operation is the busiest in the UK, responsible for nearly 30% of all UK passenger rail journeys through its three rail franchises: Southern (which includes the Gatwick Express), Southeastern and London Midland. The Southeastern franchise includes the UK's first domestic high speed rail service. Operating between Kent and London the service significantly reduces journey times.
Click here to view an interactive map showing
the significant time savings the high speed trains make to
journey times.
In April 2008, Go-Ahead held an investor day focused
on our rail
franchises.View the
presentations.
Link to Govia Website
| Operating Company |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (£m)+ | 602.4 | 577.8 | 378.1 |
| Managing Director | Chris Burchell | Charles Horton | Mike Hodson |
| Geographical area | London Surrey East /West Sussex Hampshire Kent |
London Kent East Sussex |
London Milton Keynes Northampton Birmingham /West Midlands Liverpool |
| Franchise renewal date | July 2015 | March 2014 | September 2015 |
| Approx passenger numbers+ | 155 million | 155 million | 50 million |
| Avg number of employees+ | 4,153 | 3,824 | 2,461 |
| Fleet size** | 295 trains | 338 trains | 183 trains |
+ For the financial year ended 27 June
2009
** Data as at 27 June 2009
