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<p>Franchise Agreement train service specification (typically Train Service Requirements)
are published on the .GOV website and the General Provisions include the specified
service requirements for Bank Holidays and Boxing Day, the table below lists the requirements
per franchised operator.</p><p> </p><p>The Christmas and New Year period is historically
a time for major engineering works around the rail network as fewer people are travelling,
therefore the ability to schedule the specified Boxing Day train services may be adversely
affected.</p><p> </p><p>All operators publish changes to their train services for
Christmas and New Year, such advice is available through the National Rail website
under “Holidays and events.”</p><p> </p><p>Boxing Day (26 December 2018) service requirements:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Franchise (TOC)</p></td><td><p>Franchise Agreement requirement
and Boxing Day services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chiltern</strong> (Chiltern
Railways)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cross-Country</strong>
(ArrivaXC)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East
Anglia</strong> (GreaterAnglia)</p></td><td><p>On Boxing Day, train services shall
be provided between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport, calling at Tottenham
Hale (or Seven Sisters), Harlow Town and Bishop’s Stortford. The First Service shall
arrive at Stansted Airport no later than 0715 and the Last Service shall depart London
no earlier than 2315 such that a minimum of 35 services are provided between London
Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport. The First Service from Stansted Airport shall
arrive at London no later than 0720 and the Last Service shall depart Stansted Airport
no earlier than 0030 such that a minimum of 37 services are provided between Stansted
Airport and London Liverpool Street. [This year a half-hourly Stansted Express train
service to/from Tottenham Hale].</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong>
(EMTrains)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Essex
Thameside</strong> (c2c)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great
Western</strong> (GWR)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Integrated
Kent Franchise</strong> (Southeastern Railway)</p></td><td><p>No services are required.
[This year a High Speed (HS1) service will run between London St Pancras International
and Ashford International].</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LNER</strong></p></td><td><p>No
services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inter-City West Coast</strong>
(Virgin Trains)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern</strong>
(Arriva Rail North)</p></td><td><p>For the duration of Train Service Requirement(s)
2 and 3, on Boxing Day the Franchisee shall operate a minimum of sixty (60) Passenger
Services, on such Routes as the Franchisee may determine. [Northern have requested
that this not be delivered for this coming Boxing Day, this is a matter for Rail North
who is currently considering this request].</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South
Western</strong> (SWR)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thameslink
Southern & Great Northern</strong> (GTR)</p></td><td><p>Train services between
London Victoria and Gatwick Airport at half-hourly intervals, to operate from approximately
0500 until approximately 2300; From approximately 0830 until approximately 2100; (i)
train services between London Victoria and Three Bridges at half-hourly intervals,
calling intermediately at Clapham Junction, East Croydon and Gatwick Airport. Alternate
services shall be extended to call at Haywards Heath and Brighton to provide an hourly
service between those stations and London Victoria. The requirements for these services
may be combined with those between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport; and (ii) stopping
train services at half-hourly intervals between: (A) London Victoria and Sutton via
Selhurst; and (B) London Victoria and East Croydon via Crystal Palace. [These services
will run from London Bridge this year due to infrastructure works preventing services
from serving London Victoria. Ticket acceptance is in place and passengers are able
to use their ticket on London Underground services between London Victoria and London
Bridge].</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trans-Pennine Express</strong> (First TPE)</p></td><td><p>No
services are required</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong> (West
Midland Trains)</p></td><td><p>No services are required</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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