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CrossCountry〔(Companies House extract company no 4402048 ) XC Trains Limited〕 is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Arriva UK Trains operating the New Cross Country franchise. It operates the UK's longest direct rail service from Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland to Penzance in Cornwall. It is one of only two franchised train operating companies that does not operate any stations. All routes call or terminate at Birmingham New Street. ==History== In June 2006 the Department for Transport announced its intention to restructure a number of franchises.〔(New Cross Country Franchise Consultation Document ) Department for Transport June 2006〕 Included was a New Cross Country franchise that would incorporate the existing InterCity Cross Country franchise run by Virgin CrossCountry, less the West Coast Main Line services with the Birmingham to Scotland services transferring to Virgin West Coast and the Manchester to Scotland services transferring to First TransPennine Express. Some services from the Central Trains franchise were to be added. In October 2006 the Department for Transport issued the Invitation to Tender to the shortlisted bidders, Arriva, First, National Express and Virgin Rail Group.〔(New Cross Country Franchise Invitation to Tender ) Department for Transport October 2006〕 On 10 July 2007 the Department for Transport announced that Arriva had won the New Cross Country franchise with the services operated by Virgin CrossCountry transferring to CrossCountry on 11 November 2007 along with the Cardiff to Nottingham and Birmingham to Stansted Airport services from Central Trains.〔(New rail franchise to increase capacity between major cities ) Department for Transport Press Release 10 July 2007〕〔(Arriva welcomes new CrossCountry rail franchise award ) Arriva Press Release 10 July 2007〕 Originally due to conclude on 31 March 2016, in March 2013 the Secretary of State for Transport announced the franchise would be extended until 9 November 2019.〔("Railway plan puts new focus on passengers" ) Secretary of State for Transport statement 26 March 2013〕 The long-term goal of establishing the Cross-Country franchise, since privatisation in 1997, has been to create a franchise specifically responsible for long-distance and high-speed rail routes that bypass London, encouraging it to make quality service on these routes a priority. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CrossCountry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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