Great Northern route

Great Northern
	A Class 717 standing at Bowes Park in 2019
Overview
Franchise(s)	Thameslink; 2 March 1997 – 31 March 2006; West Anglia Great Northern; 5 January 1997 – 31 March 2004; Great Northern; 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2006; Thameslink and Great Northern; 1 April 2006 – 14 Sep 2014; Part of Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern; 14 Sep 2014 – 1 April 2028;
Main region(s)	East of England; Greater London;
Fleet size	39 Class 387 Electrostar sets; 25 Class 717 Desiro City sets;
Stations called at	54
Parent company	Govia Thameslink Railway
Reporting mark	GN
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE; 750 V DC third rail;
Other
Website	www.greatnorthernrail.com
Route map

The Great Northern route, formerly known as Great Northern Electrics, is the name given to suburban rail services run on the southern end of Britain's East Coast Main Line and its associated branches. Services operate to or from London King's Cross and London Moorgate. Destinations include Hertford North, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, and Cambridge, and in peak hours, additional services run to Peterborough and King's Lynn. Services run through parts of Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk.

					King's Lynn
					Watlington
					Downham Market
					Littleport
					Ely
					Waterbeach
					Cambridge North
					Cambridge
					M11 motorway
					Foxton
					Shepreth
Peterborough					Meldreth
Huntingdon					Royston
St Neots					Ashwell & Morden
St Neots South/Tempsford
Sandy					Baldock
Biggleswade					A1(M) motorway
Arlesey					Letchworth Garden City

Hitchin
Stevenage

Knebworth					Watton-at-Stone
Welwyn North					Hertford North
Welwyn Garden City					Bayford
Hatfield					Cuffley
Welham Green					M25 motorway
Brookmans Park					Crews Hill
Potters Bar					Gordon Hill
M25 motorway					Enfield Chase
Hadley Wood					Grange Park
New Barnet					Winchmore Hill
Oakleigh Park					Palmers Green
New Southgate					Bowes Park

Alexandra Palace
Hornsey
Harringay
Finsbury Park

London King's Cross					Drayton Park
London St Pancras International					Highbury & Islington
Thameslink route					Essex Road
					Old Street
					Moorgate

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. In early 2018, the line was connected to the Thameslink route via a junction just south of the High Speed 1 bridge, north of King's Cross, allowing through services to the south of London.

Since September 2014, the services have been operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). The Thameslink and Great Northern service brands were maintained and separated from each other.

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