CrossCountry

Also known as XC Trains Limited, Arriva CrossCountry, CrossCountry by arriva

XC Trains Limited, trading as CrossCountry, is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.

Key facts

Rail company.name: CrossCountry
Rail company.logo: CrossCountryTrains.svg
Rail company.logo_size: 200
Rail company.image: Dawlish Warren MMB 07 South Devon Main Line 220032.jpg
Rail company.image_size: 300px
Rail company.caption: A Class 220 Voyager on the South Devon Railway sea wall in July 2009
Rail company.nameforarea: region
Rail company.abbr: XC
Rail company.stations: 120
Rail company.parent_company: Arriva UK Trains
Rail company.headquarters: Birmingham
Rail company.map: 300px

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Formation
Transfer and withdrawal of services
Changes to services
Extension of the franchise
Industrial action
Performance issues
Services
Core
Extensions
Special services
Proposed services
Stations served only by CrossCountry
Other route information
Rolling stock
Current rolling stock
Past rolling stock
References
Notes
Citations
External links

XC Trains Limited, trading as CrossCountry, is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.

The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year. On 10 July 2007, the DfT announced that Arriva had been awarded the New Cross Country franchise. CrossCountry is one of only two franchised train operating companies that does not manage any stations, the other being Caledonian Sleeper. CrossCountry's services have been periodically disrupted by industrial action amongst its staff, often due to disputes over rostering and pay. While the franchise had been originally due to conclude on 31 March 2016, multiple subsequent agreements have been enacted; in September 2023, the DfT confirmed that the franchise has been extended for a further four years for a finish date of 15 October 2027.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CrossCountry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.