Govia Receives A New Three-Year Contract In UK

On 25 March 2022, the UK's Department of Transport announced that it was awarding a new contract to Govia, a joint venture between Keolis (35 %) and the Go-Ahead Group (65 %), for train maintenance and operation of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) network. The network covers London and several regions to its north and south. This three-year contract will run from 1 April 2022 until 1 April 2025 with the option to extend for a further three years. 

Keolis welcomes the new contract in the United Kingdom, which demonstrates the DfT's confidence in Govia's operations serving passengers on the GTR network. GTR is the UK's largest rail network with 1,300 km of track, and is one of the busiest in the country, with 340 million passenger journeys per year before the pandemic. The franchise operates 516 trainsets, manages 235 stations and employs 7,400 people. 

Govia Thameslink Railway was established in July 2015 as a result of the consolidation of the Great Northern, Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express rail networks. 

Established in the United Kingdom since 1996 and employing 9,500 people across its businesses, Keolis has become a reference public transport operator due to its operation of several emblematic train, tram and metro networks: Govia operates Govia Thameslink Railway since 2014. 

KeolisAmey, the joint venture created in 2014 by Keolis UK is a British company specialising in the operation and maintenance of transport networks: 
- Docklands Light Railway (DLR), the automatic metro network, since 2014. Keolis (70 %) and Amey (30 %), 
- Greater Manchester's Metrolink, the UK's largest tram network, since 2017. Keolis (60 %) and Amey (40 %). 

Tramlink Nottingham, the joint venture formed by Keolis UK (80 %) and Wellglade Limited (20 %), operates Nottingham's tram network, since 2011.