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The Great Northern Route (previously known as the Great Northern Electrics) is the name of the suburban rail services run on the southern end of Britain's East Coast Main Line and associated branches. Services operate to or from and in London. Destinations include , , , , and . Services run through parts of Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. The route forms a major commuter route into London from Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and eastern Bedfordshire; ridership has grown rapidly over recent years. In 2009 rolling stock was transferred from other lines to allow additional services and longer trains to be run. By 2018 the line will be connected with the Thameslink route via a junction just south of the High Speed 1 bridge, north of Kings Cross, to allow through services to south of London. == Route == The network consists of all local and semi-fast services on these lines: * East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough * Northern City Line * Hertford Loop Line * Cambridge Line Additionally, the main service on the Fen Line is provided as part of the route. All services are electric. At privatisation the services became part of West Anglia Great Northern, becoming their sole route in 2004 when the West Anglia services were transferred to 'one'. In April 2006 the services became the responsibility of First Capital Connect. When the Thameslink Programme is completed in 2018, many of these services will become part of the Thameslink network, running through central London to destinations south of the River Thames. In September 2014, the Department for Transport transferred the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author = Department for Transport )〕 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「Great Northern Route」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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