Greater Anglia
British state-owned train operating company
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GA Trains Limited,[1] trading as Greater Anglia, is a state-owned British train operating company that provides commuter and inter-city services from its Central London terminus at Liverpool Street station to Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, as well as many regional services throughout the East of England.
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 Greater Anglia Class 745 and Class 755 units at Ipswich | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Franchise | East Anglia 12 October 2025 |
| Main regions | East of England Greater London |
| Fleet | |
| Stations called at | 150 |
| Stations operated | 134 |
| Parent company | DfT Operator |
| Headquarters | London |
| Reporting mark | LE |
| Predecessor | Greater Anglia |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
It took over the services of the operator of the same name from Transport UK Group and Mitsui & Co on 12 October 2025.
Greater Anglia is managed by a unified team, GBR Anglia, that includes neighbouring operator c2c and track operator Network Rail Anglia.
History
In the lead-up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour Party of Keir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back under state ownership.[2][3] Following its election win, the government introduced the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 that received royal assent in November 2024.[4][5]
In December 2024, it was announced that Greater Anglia's contract would be terminated after the Department for Transport activated a break clause, with DfT Operator taking over services on 12 October 2025.[6][7][8]
In January 2026, Greater Anglia announced installation of new anti-trespass measures,[9] after figures from 2025/26 revealed that trespass incidents caused more than 18 days' worth of delays. The measures involve the installation of additional fences, gates and witches' hats (rubber spikes on the ground) at stations in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.[9]
In May 2026, GBR Anglia was established to unify the management of Greater Anglia with neighbouring operator c2c and track operator Network Rail Anglia.[10][11]
Services
As of May 2026[update], the following services, inherited from Greater Anglia's predecessor, operate during the off-peak period, Monday to Friday:[12]
Inter-City
| Route | tph | Calling at |
|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street – Norwich | 2 |
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Great Eastern
| Great Eastern Main Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Ipswich | 1 |
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| Shenfield–Southend and Crouch Valley lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Southend Victoria | 3 |
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| Wickford – Southminster | 3⁄2 | |
| Braintree branch line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Braintree | 1 |
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| Gainsborough line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Marks Tey – Sudbury | 1 | |
| Sunshine Coast Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Colchester Town | 1 |
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| London Liverpool Street – Clacton-on-Sea | 1 |
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| Colchester – Colchester Town | 1 | Shuttle service |
| Colchester – Walton-on-the-Naze | 1 |
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| Mayflower line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Manningtree – Harwich Town | 1 |
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West Anglia
| West Anglia Main Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Cambridge North | 2 |
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| Stratford – Meridian Water | 2 |
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| Stratford – Bishop's Stortford | 2 |
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| Hertford East branch line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street – Hertford East | 2 |
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Regional
| Felixstowe branch line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Ipswich – Felixstowe | 1 | |
| East Suffolk line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Ipswich – Lowestoft | 1 | |
| Ipswich–Ely line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Ipswich – Cambridge | 1 |
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| Ipswich – Peterborough | 1⁄2 |
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| Bittern Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Norwich – Sheringham | 1 | |
| Wherry Lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Norwich – Great Yarmouth | 1 |
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| Norwich – Lowestoft | 1 |
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| Breckland line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Norwich – Stansted Airport | 1 |
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Stansted Express
Greater Anglia operates the Stansted Express sub-branded airport rail link between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street.[13] As of December 2025[update], Stansted Express' off-peak services Monday to Friday are:[12]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street - Stansted Airport | 4 |
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Fleet
In October 2025, Greater Anglia inherited the following rolling stock from its predecessor.
| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||||
| Shunting locomotive | |||||||||
| 08[14] | N/A | Shunter | 15 | 24 | 3 | N/A | Stock movements | 1952–1962 | |
| Electric multiple units | |||||||||
| Bombardier Aventra | 720/1 |  |
EMU | 100 | 161 | 44 | 5 | 2018–2021 | |
| 720/5 | 89 | ||||||||
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| Stadler FLIRT | 745/0 |  |
10 | 12 | 2018-2020 | ||||
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| 745/1 | 10 | 12 | 2018-2020 | ||||||
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| Bi-mode multiple units | |||||||||
| Stadler FLIRT |  |
BMU | 100 | 161 | 14[15] | 3[15] | 2018–2020 | ||
| 24 | 4 | ||||||||
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