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Consultation Outcome Published 29 Aug 2023 Department for Transport ↗ View on GOV.UK

Cross Country rail franchise

Informing the requirements for the next Cross Country rail franchise.

Opened 7 Jun 2018
Closed 30 Aug 2018
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The current Cross Country franchise is due to end in December 2019. We are running a competition to select the next operator for the franchise.

This consultation seeks your views on various aspects of the Cross Country passenger rail service. This will inform what the Department for Transport asks from potential operators when reletting the franchise in 2019.