Avanti West Coast

Customer Services

Address

8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1AF

Phone

0345 528 0253

Hours

Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the UK

Avanti West Coast

Customer Services

Address

8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1AF

Phone

0345 528 0253

Hours

Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the UK

Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the InterCity West Coast franchise between 1997 and 2019. The franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, operating High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, in December 2020, it was announced that it will be terminated on 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system.

The franchise covers long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland, connecting six of the UK’s largest cities: London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million.

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