Thameslink Core

The Thameslink Core is the name given to the north-south rail route through central London. The line runs from London Blackfriars in the south to St Pancras International in the north, and is used by all Thameslink services, seeing frequencies of up to 24tph.

Thameslink Core
Description	The Thameslink Core between London Blackfriars and St Pancras Thameslink
Country	United Kingdom
Time period	2020
Train Operating Company	Thameslink, Southeastern
Simulation difficulty
Author	Oxalin
Website	Thameslink Core
Rolling Stock	Class 375 Class 700
Route map Midland Main Line East Coast Main Line St Pancras International Farringdon City Thameslink London Blackfriars London Bridge South London

Timetable

The included timetable runs from 04:00 to 09:00, providing the morning peak experience. Thameslink run the majority of services, with up to 24 trains per hour through the core. Southeastern also operate some peak services into London Blackfriars from the south.

The standard service pattern is as follows:

Thameslink Core Services
Train Operating Company	Origin	Destination	Frequency (tph)
Thameslink	Cambridge	Brighton	2
	Bedford		2
		Gatwick Airport	2
		Littlehampton (Peak Only)	2
		East Grinstead (Peak Only)	2
	St Albans City	Sutton via Wimbledon	2
		Sutton via Carshalton	2
	Peterborough	Horsham	2
	Luton	Rainham	2
	Kentish Town	Orpington	2
	London Blackfriars	Sevenoaks	2
Southeastern		Ashford International	Infrequent