North of London there would be eight semi-fast trains to Bedford, four stopping trains to St Albans, two stopping and two semi-fast trains to Luton, two semi-fast trains to Peterborough, two semi-fast trains to Cambridge and four stopping trains to Welwyn Garden City-see Thameslink Programme article for table and details.

First Capital Connect acquired 23 new four-coach Class 377 sets during 2009, on sublease from Southern, to be used on the Thameslink route for additional capacity and also to allow some of the Class 319 trains to be released for use on the Catford Loop service to Sevenoaks, now jointly operated with Southeastern under Key Output 0 of the Thameslink Programme.

Class 317 units built in the early 1980s were still in use when services into Moorgate ceased in March 2009 under the Thameslink Programme.

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* alwaystouchout. com-information and news on the Thameslink Programme

The station platforms have been lengthened from eight to twelve carriages, to cope with longer Thameslink Programme trains.

Route A would have run from Loughborough Junction to Euston, replacing Blackfriars bridge and largely serving the same purpose as today's Thameslink Programme.

It will be soon undergoing platform extension work as part of the Thameslink Programme.

These are able to handle 12-car trains and will have sufficient capacity to serve the Thameslink Programme route ( upgraded from the original Thameslink network ).

As part of the Thameslink Programme project a large number of listed buildings in the Borough Market area have been or will be demolished potentially destroying the historic fabric of the area.

It is currently one of the less important main-line central London stations but this will change significantly when it becomes an important interchange station between the two largest transport infrastructure programmes currently underway in London, the Thameslink Programme and Crossrail, both of which are scheduled for completion in 2018.

This was part of the Thameslink Programme to allow to have its mainline platforms extended across Thameslink's Moorgate branch.

As part of the Thameslink Programme, the platforms at Blackfriars station will be extended across the Thames and partially supported by the 1864 bridge piers.

* Linking the ECML to Thameslink as part of the Thameslink Programme ( for First Capital Connect commuter services to be extended to south London ).

There is a suggestion that this extension could be funded as preliminary works for the Thameslink Programme.

A key objective of the Thameslink Programme was allowing more trains to travel between central London and Brighton, which was prevented by a bottleneck between London Bridge and Blackfriars on a viaduct through the historic Borough Market.

From December 2008 to May 2012, Thameslink services serving Herne Hill did not run most weekends or after 22: 30 every week-night because of construction work on the Thameslink route through central London as part of the Thameslink Programme.

At the same time the London Bridge to Victoria service via Denmark Hill service will end as London Bridge will not have space for this service when it gets rebuilt due to the Thameslink Programme.

The Thameslink Programme ( formerly known as Thameslink 2000 ), is a £ 3. 5 billion major project to expand the Thameslink network from 51 to 172 stations

Charing Cross, at the Trafalgar Square end of Strand, and the City Thameslink entrance at Ludgate Hill are the nearest mainline stations, whilst London Waterloo is a walk or bus across the River Thames.

Immediately to the west across Pancras Road is St Pancras International, the London terminus of the Midland Main Line, Eurostar and high-speed trains to Kent via High Speed 1, and a major interchange for Thameslink services between and.

Thameslink is a 50-station main-line route in the British railway system running north to south through London from Bedford to Brighton, serving both London Gatwick Airport and London Luton Airport.

The route through central London is via St Pancras International for connections to Eurostar and the East Midlands ; Farringdon, for London Underground's Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines, and Crossrail from 2018 ; City Thameslink, which replaced the demolished Holborn Viaduct station and also has a southern entrance serving Ludgate Circus ; Blackfriars, for other rail services and the Underground District and Circle lines ; and London Bridge, for links to a number of other lines.

Thameslink rolling stock is mainly the 86 Class 319 trains built by BREL between 1987 and 1990.

The invitation to tender for the Thameslink franchise is expected to be issued in October 2012, with the contract commencing in September 2013.

Cricklewood Station is the nearest main-line station ( for Thameslink services ).

A new Brent Cross Thameslink station, for 12-car trains, is planned, and for that reason the planned lengthening of Cricklewood station platforms, from 8 to 12-cars, has been abandoned.

) The station is operated by First Capital Connect, located on the Midland Main Line as part of the Thameslink service.

The nearest National Rail station is station on the Thameslink route on the Midland Main Line.

Until that time, the only access to the Piccadilly Line was indirect, either via the Victoria Line station or via what was for many years called King's Cross Thameslink and is now the Pentonville Road entrance, and sometimes at peak hours was possible in one direction only.

The section between St Pancras and Bedford is electrified and forms the northern half of the Thameslink suburban service ( operated by First Capital Connect ), which provides a through service from Bedford to Brighton.

During these works it is expected that Thameslink trains will be diverted via and will not call at London Bridge.

The Elephant is also home to two linked London Underground stations ( Northern and Bakerloo lines ) as well as a National Rail station served both by South-East Trains ( Kentish Town to Sevenoaks via Catford ) and by First Capital Connect ( Thameslink suburban loop to Sutton and Wimbledon ).

King's Cross Thameslink station is a closed railway station in central London, England, which served the Thameslink route.

On the west side of Borehamwood is a railway station, Elstree & Borehamwood railway station, served by trains operated by First Capital Connect on the Thameslink route.

Harpenden railway station is on a frequent and fast rail link to central London now served by First Capital Connect, having been served previously by Thameslink.

The Moorgate Thameslink branch closed permanently in December 2009 as part of the £ 6billion Thameslink programme, however as of late August 2012, there is still a sign over Platform 2 with ' Trains to Bedford ' and an arrow pointing to the now disused platforms.

It is 100m from West Hampstead station on the London Overground North London Line and 200m from West Hampstead Thameslink station.

Crossrail is an entirely new east-west railway, scheduled to open in 2018 ; the Thameslink programme is a major upgrade to the existing north-south Thameslink route, enabling longer and more frequent trains, scheduled to be completed in 2018.

The Moorgate branch closed in March 2009 when major work on the Thameslink programme started along with various other changes.

London Bridge station will undergo a major transformation as part of a wider project known as Masterplan to accommodate longer 12-car Thameslink programme trains and provide many other benefits.

A major upgrading of the whole Thameslink line infrastructure is underway, for expected completion by 2018.

Prior to joining the agency he was a director at the Department for Transport, responsible for the delivery of major rail investment projects including the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Thameslink.

The Thameslink Programme ( formerly known as Thameslink 2000 ), is a £ 3. 5 billion major project to expand the Thameslink network from 51 to 172 stations

Prior to the major engineering works to create the " Thameslink Box " at St Pancras, Mill Hill Broadway was also served at peak times by Moorgate fast trains.