West Midlands Trains
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West Midlands Trains[3] (WMT) is a British train operating company. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trading names: within the West Midlands region as West Midlands Railway (WMR) and outside the region as London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
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Franchise(s) | West Midlands 10 December 2017 – 20 September 2026[1] | ||
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Fleet size | West Midlands Railway | ||
Stations called at | 178 | ||
Stations operated | 146 | ||
Parent company | Transport UK Group (70%) JR East (15%) Mitsui & Co (15%) | ||
Reporting mark | LM[2] | ||
Predecessor | London Midland | ||
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Length | 867.4 km (539.0 mi) | ||
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Website | westmidlandsrailway londonnorthwesternrailway | ||
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West Midlands Trains was created as a consortium of three companies, Abellio, JR East, and Mitsui & Co, which joined to bid for the West Midlands franchise; they were amongst the three bids to be shortlisted in April 2016, and were awarded the franchise during August 2017. In addition to the DfT, it is also accountable to the West Midlands Rail Executive for services that operate wholly within the West Midlands region. On 10 December 2017, West Midlands Trains took over operations from the prior operator, London Midland. As per the original terms of the franchise, West Midlands Trains is expected to continue to operate until March 2026.