Public rail

World-renowned rail expertise

Kinetic owned Go-Ahead is the global operator of complex, large-scale rail operations including approximately 20 per cent of the UK’s rail network and large rail contracts in Europe. 

Go-Ahead operates the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which is the UK's largest rail franchise consisting of Great Northern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern, accounting for almost a quarter of all train journeys.  

Operations at a glance

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Rail franchises

25 25 %

Rail journeys in the UK

7400 7400

Passionate people managing 239 stations

Go-Ahead in Australia & New Zealand

Go-Ahead's rail division has opened a new office in Melbourne to explore rail opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, where it can apply its knowledge of operating large and complex rail operations.  
 

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Department for Transport (DFT) partnership

Operating a quarter of UK rail

Kinetic-owned Go-Ahead operates public rail transport in the UK across the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). This includes Great Northern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern, accounting for 24% of all UK rail journeys.

The network itself covers major London terminals, such as London Victoria, London Bridge and London St Pancras, as well as extending the network as far north as King’s Lynn and south to Brighton.

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Norwegian Railway Directorate partnership

Norwegian rail operations 

Go-Ahead's rail operations in Norway provide 171 daily services between Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger.

We operate services that include long distance and commuter rail routes. 

We run 18 services a day on the Oslo-Stavanger route, a nine-hour train journey across the south coast of the Nordic country.
 

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Transport for London (TfL) partnership

London's Elizabeth Line 

Transport for London (TfL) awards new Elizabeth line operator contract to Go-Ahead joint venture with Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation

The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban-suburban rail service and one of London’s most popular railways.

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