Northern Rail
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This article is about the train operating company owned by Serco-Abellio. For the current operator, see Northern Trains. For similarly named companies, see Northern#Companies.
Northern Rail,[2] branded as Northern, was an English train operating company owned by Serco-Abellio that operated the Northern Rail franchise from 2004 until 2016. It was the primary passenger train operator in Northern England, and operated the most stations of any train operating company in the United Kingdom. Northern Rail was replaced on 1 April 2016 by Arriva Rail North.
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Franchise(s) | Northern Rail 12 December 2004 – 31 March 2016 |
Main region(s) | North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber |
Other region(s) | East Midlands and Staffordshire |
Fleet size | 333[1] |
Stations called at | 526 |
Stations operated | 464[1] |
Parent company | Serco-Abellio |
Reporting mark | NT |
Predecessor | |
Successor | Arriva Rail North |
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Website | www.northernrail.org |
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