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direct on the Brighton Main Line via two branded services of the same publicly-owned Greater Thameslink Railway, from different London termini
Southern, Thameslink
door to door
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Southern and Thameslink are both branded services of the same state-owned Greater Thameslink Railway (as of 31 May 2026), not competing companies - but they depart from different London stations (Victoria versus Blackfriars/City Thameslink/St Pancras) and follow slightly different stopping patterns.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-10
Hours
The fastest end-to-end journey on the Brighton Main Line is about an hour, but this applies only to the fastest limited-stop workings - City Thameslink's own timetable shows a fastest time of 1 hour 12 minutes and an average closer to 1 hour 20 minutes for its own stopping pattern.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-10