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First TransPennine Express
7th Floor Bridgewater House
, 60 Whitworth Street
, Manchester
M1 6LT,UK
08700 005 151
0161 228 8120
First TransPennine Express is a UK train operating company that provides train line services to the North of England and across the Pennines east to west, as part of the National Rail network.
First TransPennine Express has been running under the First TransPennine Express franchise since 2004, taking over the long distance routes from First North Western and Arriva Trains Northern. The local routes of these two former franchises were taken over by Northern Rail in December 2004.
First TransPennine provide intercity links as well as services to the countryside and popular holiday and outdoor destinations in the Lake District. The three main routes operated by this train company are:
Liverpool and Manchester – Leeds
York and the North East – Sheffield and Doncaster
York and the North East – The Lake District and beyond
First TransPennine Express provides services from all the rail stations of Manchester and Liverpool, including Manchester Airport. They also provide rail services to the popular seaside resorts of Scarborough and Blackpool, and across the border to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.