Arriva Rail London

Arriva Rail London
ArrivaRailLondon.svg
Kilburn High Road railway station MMB 07 378255.jpg
Franchise(s)London Overground
13 November 2016 - May 2024
Main region(s)Greater London
Parent companyArriva UK Trains
Other
Websitewww.arrivaraillondon.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Arriva Rail London is a train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the London Overground concession on behalf of Transport for London.

History

In April 2015, Transport for London placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting expressions of interest in operating the next concession. In July 2015, Transport for London announced the shortlisted bidders for the next concession were Arriva UK Trains, ComfortDelGro, Govia and MTR Corporation.

In March 2016, Arriva was awarded a seven-and-a-half-year concession with an option to extend for a further two years. Operations commenced on 13 November 2016. Arriva held a 50% shareholding in the previous concession holder, London Overground Rail Operations.

Services

As of June 2018, the typical off-peak service pattern is:

East London line
Route tph Calling at
Dalston Junction to New Cross 4
Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction 4
  • 1 train per day (and a few on Saturday morning) serves Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction
Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace 4
Highbury & Islington to West Croydon 4
  • Canonbury
  • Dalston Junction
  • Haggerston
  • Hoxton
  • Shoreditch High Street, Whitechapel
  • Shadwell
  • Wapping
  • Rotherhithe
  • Canada Water
  • Surrey Quays
  • New Cross Gate
  • Brockley
  • Honor Oak Park
  • Forest Hill
  • Sydenham
  • Penge West
  • Anerley
  • Norwood Junction
North London line
Route tph Calling at
Richmond to Stratford 4
Clapham Junction to Stratford 4
  • Imperial Wharf
  • West Brompton
  • Kensington (Olympia)
  • Shepherd's Bush
  • Willesden Junction
  • Kensal Rise
  • Brondesbury Park
  • Brondesbury
  • West Hampstead
  • Finchley Road & Frognal
  • Hampstead Heath
  • Gospel Oak
  • Kentish Town West
  • Camden Road
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
  • Highbury & Islington
  • Canonbury
  • Dalston Kingsland
  • Hackney Central
  • Homerton
  • Hackney Wick
Watford DC line
Route tph Calling at
Watford Junction to London Euston 4
Gospel Oak to Barking line
Route tph Calling at
Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside 4
Lea Valley lines
Route tph Calling at
London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town 2
London Liverpool Street to Cheshunt 2
  • Bethnal Green
  • Cambridge Heath
  • London Fields
  • Hackney Downs
  • Rectory Road
  • Stoke Newington
  • Stamford Hill
  • Seven Sisters
  • Bruce Grove
  • White Hart Lane
  • Silver Street
  • Edmonton Green
  • Southbury
  • Turkey Street
  • Theobalds Grove
London Liverpool Street to Chingford 4
Romford–Upminster line
Route tph Calling at
Romford to Upminster 2

Battersea Park railway station is served by an infrequent parliamentary train service from Dalston Junction, which terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction. Since the reorganization of services into the London Overground network, this has been the only service to use the link from platform 2 at Battersea Park to Wandsworth Road.


Rolling stock

Arriva Rail London inherited a fleet of Class 172, Class 315, Class 317 and Class 378s. From 2019, the first of 54 Class 710s will be delivered. These will replace the Class 172, Class 315 and Class 317s, and the Class 378s on Watford DC line duties allowing them to be concentrated on North London line, East London line, West London line and South London line services.

On 22 May 2019 TfL announced that approval had been gained for the Class 710s to enter passenger service. The first two units entered service on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line on Thursday 23 May 2019 and the remaining six were in service by August 2019, with the first unit entering service on the Watford DC line on 9 September 2019. The first units on the Lea Valley lines entered service on 3 March 2020 after a first attempt on 24 February 2020. Their use on Romford–Upminster line services began in October 2020.

Current fleet

Family  Class  Image Type  Top speed   Number   Train Numbers   Cars   Seat layout   Routes operated   Built 
 mph   km/h 
Bombardier Electrostar 378/1 Capitalstar EMU 75 120 20 378135–154 5 Longitudinal East London line
South London line
2009–10
378/2 Capitalstar Class 378 at Brondesbury Park.jpg EMU 75 120 37 378201–378234
378255–378257
5 Longitudinal North London line
West London line
East London line
South London lineWatford DC line
2008–11
London Overground Class 378-2.png
Bombardier Aventra 710/1 710122 Hackney Downs.jpg EMU 75 120 30 710101-130 4 Longitudinal Lea Valley lines
Romford–Upminster line
2017–20
710/2 Unit 710261 at Leyton Midland Road May2019b.jpg EMU 75 120 18 710256-273 4 Longitudinal Gospel Oak to Barking line
Watford DC line
2017–20
710/3 710261 resting at West Hampstead Station.jpg EMU 75 120 6 710374-379 5 Longitudinal Watford DC line 2020

Past fleet

Former train types operated by Arriva Rail London include:

Family  Class   Image   Type  Top speed Number Carriages Routes operated Years built Years
operated
 mph   km/h 
Bombardier Turbostar 172/0 DMU 100 160 8 2 Gospel Oak to Barking line 2010 2010–19
Class 172 LO Diagram with correct wheels.PNG
BREL 1972 "PEP" 315 EMU 75 120 17 4 Lea Valley lines
Romford–Upminster line
1980–81 2015–2020
BR Second Generation (Mark 3) Class 317/7 EMU 100 161 8 4 Lea Valley lines 1981–82 2015–2020
Class 317 London Overground.png
Class 317/8 EMU 100 161 6 4 Lea Valley lines 1981–82 2015–2020

Depots

Arriva Rail London's fleet is maintained at Ilford, New Cross Gate and Willesden depots.


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