Thameslink 2000 Expansion, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Current operator
Thameslink Rail (a GoVia company)
Date opened
May 1990
Route length
141 miles (225km)
New stations
1 - St Pancras Low Level
Maximum line speed
160km/h (100mph)
Gauge
1,435mm
Number of staff
1,000
Extensions planned
None
Electrification:
Voltage
25kV, 50Hz, 500V
Current
AC overhead, DC third rail
Rolling Stock:
Number of vehicles
73 four-car electric multiple units
Capacity
284-314 passengers, seated
Special Characteristics:
New cross-London service created in 1990
Serves many major commercial centres in London
Thameslink 2000 first suggested in 1991, approval delayed until 2010
New platforms at four major central London stations
Major enhancement of suburban stations
Upgrading of power supplies needed
