Thameslink is a 68-station main-line route in the British railway system running 225 km (140 mi) north to south through London from Bedford to Brighton serving both London Gatwick Airport and London Luton Airport with a suburban loop serving Sutton and Wimbledon and on weekdays a suburban line via Catford and Bromley South to Sevenoaks. It opened as a through service in 1988 and by 1998 was severely overcrowded carrying more than 28000 passengers in the morning peak.
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is part of
National Rail
location
Greater London, East of England, South East England
number of stations
68
number of tracks
2
opening year
1988-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Southeastern (train operating company), First Capital Connect
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